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IntelBX80677I77700K
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4 Cores, 8 Threads @4.2GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date: Q1 2017.

8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
270 EFps 287 EFps Slightly Better CSGO EFps.
+6%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
108 EFps 109 EFps +1%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
134 EFps 137 EFps +2%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
125 EFps 136 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+9%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
145 EFps 145 EFps
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,263,145 user samples
712,312 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 71% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 0.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 71% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 209th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
550,833 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 115th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
84.2 % 96.9 % Faster effective speed.
+15%
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review
StrangeB 1%, MetroEx 1% 9 % Hitm2 18%, FarC5 13%, TWarW2 12%, SotTR 24%, ACO 7%, MESoW 3%, Divis2 5%
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Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...
25 % BFV 15%, SotTR 27%, MetroEx 32%, Divis2 27%
28 May20|Gamers Nexus
Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...
15 % OC SotTR 17% OC, F119 13% OC, TWarTKC 15% OC
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Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...
21 % SotTR 24%, F119 18%
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Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...
18 % Hitm2 25%, TWarW2 10%, F118 17%, GTAV 20%, SotTR 21%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
89.6 Pts 90.9 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
127 Pts 140 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+10%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
242 Pts 279 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+15%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
426 Pts 552 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+30%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
647 Pts 964 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+49%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.5 Pts 96.6 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
142 Pts 155 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+9%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
275 Pts 309 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+12%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
482 Pts 618 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+28%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
737 Pts 1,123 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+52%
Market Share
Based on 69,017,545 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.83 % 1.72 % Hugely higher market share.
+107%
Value
Value For Money
97.1 % 101 % +4%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
85 % 92 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Price
Price (score)
$166 Much cheaper.
+31%
$240
Age
Newest
94 Months 72 Months More recent.
+23%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
91 Watts +4% 95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads 8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
4.2 GHz Faster base frequency.
+17%
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.5 GHz 4.9 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+9%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
747 Pts 1,145 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+53%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
662 Pts 1,001 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+51%
Series
CPU Architecture
Kaby Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 630 UHD 630
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'17 Q4'18
Cache
Cache
8 MB 12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$339.00 - $350.00 $374.00 - $385.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
4.50 GHz 4.90 GHz
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR4-2666
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 630 Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
350.00 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.15 GHz 1.20 GHz
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes No
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
No Yes

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The Core i7-7700K is Intel’s flagship Kaby Lake based CPU which is reported to have the same IPC as its predecessor, Skylake. Comparing the 7700K and 6700K shows that both average effective speed and peak overclocked speed are up by 7%. Most of the increase in average effective speed is explained by the 5% boost in base clocks from 4.0 to 4.2 GHz. The improved peak lab speed is attributable to a combination of better overclocking capacity and improvements in Intel’s speedshift technology which make the 7700K slightly more responsive. Kaby Lake also has marginally better HD 630 integrated graphics. The i7-7700K is priced similarly to the i7-6700K so for top end gaming and workstation builds, the 7700K is the clear choice for 2017. AMD’s Ryzen will release later this year so things could change at that time. [Jan '17 CPUPro]

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Intel’s Core i7-9700K is an unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake CPU. It is an 8 core, 8 thread processor. The 9700K features 12 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. Like the other 9th generation chips, it is compatible with Intel’s new Z390 chipset as well as last years Z370 chipset (with an updated BIOS). The 9700K has stock base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.6 GHz and a single core boost of 4.9 GHz (compared to 3.6, 4.7 and 5.0 GHz for the flagship 9900K). This translates to almost identical single, quad and octa core performance between the 9900K and 9700K. Mainstream PC games do not benefit from more than six threads, so at $350 (25% cheaper than the 9900K), the 9700K offers far better value for money to gamers. That said gamers have very little reason not to consider the i5-9600K which, when overclocked, offers almost equivalent performance at a 35% discount[Oct '18 CPUPro]

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