Intel Kaby Lake Core i5-7600K Spotted (Photo)
Intel is to release Kaby Lake based processors either late this year or Q1 next year. The first photos however now have surfaced on the desktop processors, in specific a Core i5-7600K.
If you look at the laser imprint, this is not an engineering or Qualification Sample, instead a CPU. In addition, there are some CPU-Z screeshots available as well.
The laser imprint also shows the base-clock of 3.8 GHz Core i5-7600K processor. The Core i5-7600K is a 4 core chip without multi-threading support. This chip has 6MB of L3 cache and 95W TDP. Base clock is 3.8GHz and is capable of boosting to greater than 4GHz. The Kaby Lake desktop processors will release early 2017 although the corresponding Z270 chipset motherboards might come out before that.
Core i5 7600K 3.8 GHz - Overclocked to 5.1 GHz
The Core i7 7700K listed would be a quad-core with HyperThreading enabling 8 logical CPUs. The clock frequencies have changed towards higher numbers though. As it stands now this flagship quad-core processor is clocked at 4.2 GHz and can Boost to 4.50 GHz. To compare a little, a Core i7 6700K runs at 4.00 GHz with a boost to 4.20 GHz. The cache is the same, 256 KB per-core L2, and 8 MB shared L3 caches. Clock-for-clock and core for core you should not expect much performance differences though. The processors will use the current socket LGA1151 which means that after a motherboard firmware upgrade, you should be ready to go with your current motherboard. The second K model would be the Core i5-7600K and will get a 3.80 GHz clock that may boost towards its 4.00 GHz Turbo. It will have less L3 cache (6 MB) and also will lack hyper-threading. Lower in the stack will be lower TDP based SKUs like the i7-7700 (non-K) with a 3.60 GHz base clock and TBA turbo clock.
Processor Name
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Frequency (GHz)
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Cache
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C/T
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Turbo Boost (GHz)
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Intel HD Graphics
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Dynamic Frequency (MHz)
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Unlocked
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USD
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Socket 1151 Standard Power (95W) |
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i7-7700K | 4.20 | 8 MB | 4/8 | 4.50 | Next Gen HD Graphics | TBA | Yes | TBA |
i5-7600K | 3.80 | 6 MB | 4/4 | 4.00 | Next Gen HD Graphics | TBA | Yes | TBA |
Socket 1151 Low Power (65W) |
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i7-7700 | 3.60 | 8 MB | 4/8 | TBA | Next Gen HD Graphics | TBA | No | TBA |
i5-7600 | 3.50 | 6 MB | 4/4 | TBA | Next Gen HD Graphics | TBA | No | TBA |
i5-7500 | 3.40 | 6 MB | 4/4 | TBA | Next Gen HD Graphics | TBA | No | TBA |
i5-7400 | 3.30 | 6 MB | 4/4 | TBA | Next Gen HD Graphics | TBA | No | TBA |
Socket 1151 Ultra Low Power (35W) |
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i7-7700T | 2.90 | 8 MB | 4/8 | TBA | Next Gen HD Graphics | TBA | No | TBA |
i5-7600T | 2.70 | 6 MB | 4/4 | TBA | Next Gen HD Graphics | TBA | No | TBA |
i5-7500T | 2.40 | 6 MB | 4/4 | TBA | Next Gen HD Graphics | TBA | No | TBA |
- K - Unlocked
- T - Power-optimized lifestyle
Even at 35 Watt there will be a Ultra Low Power quad-core processor, the Core i7-7700T will have 2.90 GHz clocks and 8 MB of L3 cache. More SKUs can be spotted in the table, courtesy of OCaholic.
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So, another i5 another quad core, meh. Zen looks more and more appealing.
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Quadcore with boost of 200mhz? How is that a thing? No doubt also a 10% price increase at launch over the 6000 series.
Intel again shafting everyone because of lack of competition in the highend segment.
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Intel will impress me when they release a CPU with 40 PCIe lanes that is NOT $600.00 US dollars. Plus another $200+ for a 16x16x motherboard.
I can build an entire gaming PC for 600$ dollars.... probably less with monitor, keyboard, mouse etc.... and a game...
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Intel will impress me when they release a CPU with 40 PCIe lanes that is NOT $600.00 US dollars. Plus another $200+ for a 16x16x motherboard.
I can build an entire gaming PC for 600$ dollars.... probably less with monitor, keyboard, mouse etc.... and a game...
Why do you think PCI-E lanes are so important for gaming?
Did you every try to benchmark 16+16 vs. 8+8 with PCI-E 3.0 cards?
I would be surprised if the difference is distinctly higher than the random measurement noise and also high enough to justify even a 100 USD difference in prices (because those lanes might actually make those motherboards more expensive to manufacture).
I didn't notice my solo 290X slowing down when I plugged in a 8x network card and this old CPU has PCI-E 2.0 only (3.0 is ~80% faster, so that should cover for any CrossFire overhead).
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I am seriously hoping for a K-SKU for an i3...