Intel has just released the Kaby Lake Core i5 7600K and Core i7 7700K processors. These processors aim to replace the Skylake Core i7-6700K and Core i5-6600K. The Core i5 7600K is priced at $242 while the Core i7 7700K is priced at $339, and both of them work in existing LGA 1151 motherboards.
Unfortunately, it appears that these new CPUs are performing slightly better than their Skylake predecessors.
AnandTech has provided some gaming benchmarks in which we get to see how these new processors perform, and the results are underwhelming.
Both the Core i5 7600K and Core i7 7700K processors perform a bit better than Core i7-6700K and Core i5-6600K. As such, these CPUs are not meant for those already owning a Skylake CPU.
Of course these results do not really surprise us. Some early benchmarks back in December hinted at the really low performance benefits of the Kaby Lake CPUs. Keep in mind that the Kaby Lake CPUs have higher frequencies than the Skylake CPUs.
YouTube’s ‘HardwareCanucks’ has also offered some gaming benchmarks that can be found below.
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Please amd dont faq it up this time. Please
The same garbage 5-10% performance improvements Intel’s been giving us for the last 5 years, now with hotter temps (according to Gamer’s Nexus). What a shock. Let’s hope Zen gives Intel the swift kick in the a*s they deserve.
5-10% lol Intel fans wish that was the case.
You do realise that you would of been saying the same exact thing if we were living in a world where AMD’s processors are the biggest seller of the two, instead hoping that Intel kicks them in the butt. It’s not Intel’s fault that AMD lost their focus on the PC market for other things. Same goes for Nvidia.
AMD had bad leadership before plus all of Intel’s and Nvidia’s known anti-competitive practices.
said anti-competitive practices being making better products. What a shame.
Yes, Intel paying off Dell and other PC manufacturers for years to make sure they wouldn’t use AMD chips is a prime example of making a better product.
Again I can totally see the same thing happening if AMD were at the forefront. I’m also against those practices and I think it should be held against them till they make up for it in future releases. Like I don’t see the point of lying to consumers and removing features on cards that would of been useful for some, if anything I hope that Nvidia begins to adopt the openness which AMD offers with their tools. That way we can all be rest assured that they aren’t trying to tamper with anything.
I just think it’s stupid people are bashing Nvidia so much and telling others how to spend their money, at least in other communities. It’s like seeing people bash anyone who takes interest in the current COD games that come out because they dislike it.
THat will never happen. Intel or Nvidia know exactly what the poor amd engineering delivers next so they can conveniently be better while charging much more. Exactly like always
Is there something new ? Like let’s say ddr4-2666 stock support ? Or less tdp ? Or less heat ? Or smaller nm ? Or new sse ?
Feels like a rebranding to me. I’m pro intel but right now i’m curious about what amd has to offer.
Gen2 USB-C support, HDCP 2.2 Support, HEVC, VP9 codec support, and a marginally reduced thermal profile. These are just a few of the features that I am aware of, although it could be all-encompassing.
And H.265.
He already said that
😉 I figured he’d figure it out sooner or later.
Nothing world shattering. It’s pretty meh. But i guess we can’t have all the goodies at onces.
this is what happens with a lack of competition barely a skylake refresh at overprice
i’ll stick with my 3770k at 4.2 ghz untill i see 8 cores intel cpu becomes the norm
i hope amd ryzen will kick a*s
Yeah my aging 3770K @ 4.7GHZ (with turbo bost and Hyperthreading on) isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
As with most “Refresh” CPUs (neither tick nor tick), the performance gains seen between the current generation and the one preceding it are usually very small. The purpose of these revisions is to include support for newer hardware features, as well as other improvements like power consumption and heat.
So before too many of you start sighing at the lack of changes, keep in mind that this CPU microarchitecture is not designed for current Skylake owners. One thing to keep in mind though, is that Windows 7 will not support Kaby Lake CPUs, so the many of you holding on to Windows 7 should reconsider before you upgrade.
And let’s be realistic here, Zen will also not do “miracles”.
It’s all about efficiency nowadays.
Agreed, it is unlikely that we will see leaps and bounds in CPU performance so long as silicon is the primary production material.
That is a good comment. Rarely see those around. What should be the next cpu tech ?
1. Laser ?
2. Light ?
3. Dark matter 🙂
And still use electricity? Bilayer Graphene could potentially make a good alternative, but currently the glaring issue with silicon is the same as Graphene, but different at the same time. At its current state single layer graphene does not switch off and due to quantum tunneling silicon is unable to switch off when reduced to a certain size.
With light? Way too far over my head to even begin to grasp. Photonic data transmission is pure sci-fi to me.
Lost me on the first part. Rip. But still very interesting to debate where tech will go.
We never know.
Zen should do miracles for AMD however.
Relativity.
If it really beats a 6900K, it’ll already be miracle enough for me.
Everything agreed except purpose which is milking and money gouging customers while pretending that there is a reson to upgrade.
While this could be the case, one also has to consider the number of prebuilt devices manufactured on a daily basis that could benefit from these newer features offering an incentive to new customers, rather than sticking their fingers in the pockets of existing consumers.
I’m no corporate apologist (QUITE the opposite actually) but I would be a fool if I didn’t try to see it from all angles.
Yeah that 7ghz overclock is “underwhelming”
i have 4770k at 4,5ghz it makes sense to change with this cpu gave no game exploits to 100% ?
i prefer amd rizen at least their chipset has no limitations with sli
I got a Asus Maximus V??? Hero and was planning to get i7 6700k but now I might go for i7 7700k if its compatible… My 2700k still going strong after all this years though 🙂
That why as a core i5 2500k owner iam waiting for Ryzen 8 cores instead of buying 7700k
I have an Asus Z170-E mobo and a i7 6700k, there is literally no reason for me to get the kaby lake series as a simple slight over clock closes the gap and beats the kaby lake processors, hell my media streaming PC with an i7 3770k OC to 4.5 Ghz is still faster than the kaby lake ones.
Unless you are on the original sandy bridge processors and DDR3 RAM there is no reason to upgrade at all.