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Intel Core i7 7700K

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Pros

  • 7700K performs nine percent better than the 6700K
  • smoother and more efficient video streaming
  • More modern connectivity is always a good thing

Cons

  • Intel s long-standing tick-tock release cadence
  • it gets hot
  • it is not a final version of the processor

Key specs

  • LGA 1151
  • 4.2 GHz
  • 4
  • 8
  • 91 W
  • 14 nm
  • 8 MB
  • Smart Cache

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Intel Core i7 7700K - Pros & Cons

Intel Core i7 7700K

Pros

  • 7700K performs nine percent better than the 6700K
  • smoother and more efficient video streaming
  • More modern connectivity is always a good thing
  • 7700K is clearly very impressive
  • improved fin profile
  • transistor channel strain and integrated design

Cons

  • Intel s long-standing tick-tock release cadence
  • it gets hot
  • it is not a final version of the processor
  • they are not the only parameters that are modified
  • the pricing numbers in the above images as they are incorrect
  • Hyper-threading is not enabled with the i5-7600K
  • TDP is not the same as power consumption
  • PCIe lanes are quickly becoming scarce
  • SATA Express SSDs never hit the market
  • standard 80mm and can only take PCIe modules
  • much-unloved SATA Express standard

Intel Core i7 7700K - Technical Overview

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IconProcessor lithography
14 nm
Best:
HP AMD EPYC 7702
Processor lithography: 7 nm
IconNumber of cores
4
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IconClock speed
4.2 GHz
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AMD FX 9590
Clock speed: 4.7 GHz
IconMax turbo speed
4.5 GHz
Best:
Cisco Intel Xeon E5-2609
Max turbo speed: 24 GHz

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Intel Core i7 7700K - Full Specifications

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General
Processor socketLGA 1151
Component forPC
Operating modes64-bit
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Integrated graphics
On-board graphics adapteryes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.0
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Thermals
Cooler includedno
Thermal specification212.0 °F
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Processor
Clock speed4.2 GHz
Max turbo speed4.5 GHz
Number of cores4
Number of threads8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)91.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in
Bus typeDMI3
Idle statesyes
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Memory
Cache8 MB
Cache typeSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 2133
  • 2400
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDual
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Features
Thermal monitoring technologiesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityes
Scalability1S

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Intel Core i7 7700K Intel - Editorial Reviews (16)

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Intel Core i7 7700K Intel Core I7-7700K Review: How good are the eighth-generation waters? « TOP NEW Review
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TOP NEW Review
Published: 03.02.2018
Intel Core I7-7700K Review: How good are the eighth-generation waters? « TOP NEW Review
4.0

Intel Core I7-7700K Review - Zak Storey dips his toe in Kaby Lake to find out.

Intel Core i7 7700K Intel Core i7-7700K Review
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pcgamer
Published: 24.01.2017
Intel Core i7-7700K Review

Intel's top mainstream processor gets a speed bump and a few new features.

Intel Core i7 7700K The Intel Core i7-7700K (91W) Review: The New Out-of-the-box Performance Champion
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anandtech.com
Published: 03.01.2017
The Intel Core i7-7700K (91W) Review: The New Out-of-the-box Performance Champion
Intel Core i7 7700K Intel Core i7-7700K (14nm+ Kaby Lake)
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HEXUS
Published: 03.01.2017
Intel Core i7-7700K (14nm+ Kaby Lake)

Worth the investment?

Intel Core i7 7700K Intel Core i7-7700K & Core i5-7600K Review
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TechSpot
Published: 03.01.2017
Intel Core i7-7700K & Core i5-7600K Review
3.5

Fast forward to today and we have the official introduction of Intel's 7th-generation desktop processor series. Codenamed 'Kaby Lake', the architecture is said to deliver new levels of performance courtesy of...

Intel Core i7 7700K Core i7 7700K processor review: Desktop Kaby Lake
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Guru3D.com
Published: 01.03.2017
Core i7 7700K processor review: Desktop Kaby Lake

We review the flagship quad-core Intel Core i7 7700K processor, the new Kaby lake generation from Intel is fabbed on the 14nm node; these processors are energy friendly. For this review we look at the... A CPU tested

Intel Core i7 7700K Intel Core i7-7700K & i5-7600K Kaby Lake CPU Review
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KitGuru
Published: 03.01.2017
Intel Core i7-7700K & i5-7600K Kaby Lake CPU Review

Kaby Lake is upon us. With Intel killing off its Tick-Tock product cycle in 2016, Kaby Lake ushers i

Intel Core i7 7700K Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake Review
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GameSpot
Published: 03.01.2017
Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake Review

We put Intel’s new leading quad-core Kaby Lake CPU through its paces with 18 benchmarks.

Intel Core i7 7700K Intel Core i7-7700K vs 6700K: 22 Games, RX 480 & GTX 1080 Review
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TechPowerUp
Published: 03.01.2017
Intel Core i7-7700K vs 6700K: 22 Games, RX 480 & GTX 1080 Review
4.0

Intel's new Kaby Lake processors were just launched. We compare the Core i7-7700K to the i7-6700K, both stock and overclocked, to investigate the performance gains using AMD's Radeon RX 480 and NVIDIA's GTX 1080 in 22 games at three resolutions.

Intel Core i7 7700K Intel 7th Generation Core i7 7700K Processor Review
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Overclockers Club
Published: 03.01.2017
Intel 7th Generation Core i7 7700K Processor Review
Intel Core i7 7700K Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake Processor Review | eTeknix
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eTeknix
Published: 19.12.2016
Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake Processor Review | eTeknix

Introduction The Intel Core i7-6700K has become a firm favourite among PC enthusiasts despite the performance improvements being fairly slim compared to the previous generation, Intel hasn't been under any pressure to go beyond the status quo and introduce models outside of the HEDT platform with extra cores. Evidently, the company has fixated on power efficiency savings instead of a revolutionary step forward in instructions per clock. To be fair, the lack of competition from AMD allowed Intel to adopt a more conservative approach and their products still dominate the market. As a result, the i7-6700K's pricing left a lot

Intel Core i7 7700K Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake CPU Review - i7-7700K vs i7 6700K (Z270) - Play3r
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Play3r
Published: 03.01.2017
Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake CPU Review - i7-7700K vs i7 6700K (Z270) - Play3r
4.0

We take a look at the latest 7th gen Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake processor and compare it against the previous 6th gen Core i7-6700K on the Z270 chipset. Is there an improvement?

Intel Core i7 7700K Intel Core i7 7700K review: a hugely uninspiring, barely iterative CPU update
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PCGamesN
Published: 01.05.2017
Intel Core i7 7700K review: a hugely uninspiring, barely iterative CPU update

The top-end Kaby Lake Core i7 is probably not the Intel chip you're looking for.

Intel Core i7 7700K Intel Kaby Lake: Core i7 7700K review
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Eurogamer.net
Published: 15.01.2017
Intel Kaby Lake: Core i7 7700K review

What is the future of the x86 processor? As discussed recently, we've reached a crossroads in CPU technology. The Core …

Intel Core i7 7700K Intel Core i7-7700K Review
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PCMAG
Published: 20.01.2017
Intel Core i7-7700K Review
4.0

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.

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