Intel
IntelBX80677I77700K

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.5 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 723,233 user samples
10,921 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 3.5 GHz
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 291st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
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: 189th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
76 % 84.2 % Faster effective speed.
+11%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
84.8 Pts 89.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+6%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
93.4 Pts 127 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+36%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
188 Pts 242 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+29%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
363 Pts 426 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+17%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
584 Pts 647 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+11%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
93.9 Pts 96.5 Pts +3%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
110 Pts 142 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+29%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
220 Pts 275 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+25%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
436 Pts 482 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+11%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
691 Pts 737 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+7%
Market Share
Based on 67,694,302 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.03 % 1.19 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,867%
Value
Value For Money
60.6 % 86.7 % Much better value.
+43%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % 83 % Much more popular.
+54%
Price
Price (score)
$635 $250 Much cheaper.
+61%
Age
Newest
119+ Months 87 Months More recent.
+27%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
862 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+15%
747 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
732 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+11%
662 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'13 Q1'17
Cache
Cache
12 MB SmartCache 8 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$583.00 $339.00 - $350.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz 4.50 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
0 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
256 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
4 2
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
Yes No
Package Size
Package Size
52.5mm x 45.0 mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI
No Yes
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
Yes No
Identity Protection Tech
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡
No Yes
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
x4, x8, x16 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
40 16

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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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