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Intel Core i5 6500 Cpu
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Intel Core i7 7700 Cpu
Intel Core i7 7700
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3 editorial reviews
When Intel first launched their Skylake processors, buyers’ choices were essentially limited to a pair of options: the i7 6700K and later the i5 6600K. Both boasted features enthusiasts looked for like unlocked multipliers and fast out-of-box performance but they were also priced accordingly...Read more
Though limited to four cores/four threads, the Core i5-6600K is a strong pick for price-conscious performance hounds and future-looking gamers seeking a powerful CPU at a reasonable price.Read more
This review was written before Intel made clear its intentions to lock down on unofficial overclocking on non-K series …Read more
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Today the company is unveiling its full new line of Core i7 and Core i5 processors, accompanying chipsets and Centrino wireless options. Ivy Bridge is a 'tick'...Read more
Intel's long-awaited Ivy Bridge CPU is a strong and efficient performerRead more
Page 2 - Intel Core i7-3770K Architecture; Test SystemRead more
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Intel's Kaby Lake falls into the comes bearing the tuned 14nm+ process, a revamped graphics engine and a new chipset.Read more
Intel's top mainstream processor gets a speed bump and a few new features.Read more
Intel's "Kaby Lake" Core i7 flagship is speedy, with hardware support for 4K streaming and HDR for services like Netflix, but performance gains over its previous-generation counterpart are fairly minimal.Read more
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General

Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1155LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.2 GHz3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed3.6 GHz3.9 GHz4.2 GHz
Number of cores444
Number of threads488
Thermal Design Power (TDP)35.0 W77.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMI3DMIDMI3
Idle statesyesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesyesyes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics 4000Intel HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz850.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.0
N/A
12.0

Memory

Cache6 MB8 MB8 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 2133
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 2133
  • 2400
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB32.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
DDR3 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)34.1 GB/s25.6 GB/s
N/A
Memory channelsDualDualDual

Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16
N/A
16
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyesyes
Scalability1S
N/A
1S

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