Gaming PC Performance with Intel® Technology

The World is Watching

Give friends and followers the show they deserve—by powering your rig with the Intel® Core™ i7 processor and performance technology optimized for gaming.

Put Intel Power Behind Your Gaming

Get the speed and flexibility to play, record, and stream without compromise. Optimize your system for competition-level performance.

Gaming Products and Systems

Get some new power into your game. Here are the rigs and components you're dreaming about.

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Intel—the Esports technology leader—powers the gaming community. That includes everything from the superfast Intel® Core™ i7 processor-powered rigs to the critical servers that form the backbone of Esports.

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Overclocking

Overclock¹ your new unlocked Intel® Core™ processor and experience enhanced gaming performance and speed.

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Optimized PC Games

Intel has worked with developers of the top titles to make games more exciting than ever—and deliver some sweet deals.

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The Most Exciting Gaming Has Intel at the Core

See just how the best games, most powerful rigs, and most exciting new technology are all driven by Intel® technology.

Performance Leadership

The Best Performance Starts with Intel® Technology

With 4K, VR, and other demanding workloads, performance matters more than ever. Ensure high and consistent framerates for an immersive gaming experience with the latest generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors.

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15%

Gain in Frames per Second²

Gear Up

When you play Gears of War* 4 and other major titles, you can see up to a 15% gain in FPS² in gameplay when you upgrade from an Intel® Core™ i5-7600K processor to an Intel® Core™ i7-7700K processor.

Take it From the Pros

Professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team CLG Red weighs in on what it means to run a machine powered by the Intel® Core™ i7 processor and how true performance makes for the purest gaming experience.

Mega-Tasking

25%

Faster Mega-Tasking than the Previous Gen³ ⁴

Seamless Mega-Tasking

Game, record, and stream simultaneously on Intel® Core™ i7 processors, and shift your focus to what's in-game, not what's happening in the background. That's mega-tasking.

2.4x

Faster Gaming While You Stream

Shift into High Gear

With new 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processors, you can game on high settings while streaming. Get 2.4x faster speedup⁵.

Virtual Reality

Immerse Yourself in VR

An Intel® Core™ i7 processor delivers the power for immersive virtual reality and gameplay experiences that revolutionize the way you experience, share, and engage by virtually transporting you to new worlds.

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69%

Better Performance⁶

Compared to the 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3 processor, the Intel® Core™ i7 processor delivers better game physics, more-immersive 360-degree 3D visuals, more-precise controls, and richer 3D sound.

Extreme VR and Gaming Performance

Introducing the Intel® Core™ i9 X-series processor. It's loaded with more high-performance cores than ever and packed with advanced technologies like Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0. Deliver extreme performance for unforgettable gaming and VR experiences.

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Be Seen by the Best

Post your greatest PC gaming moments to the Intel® gaming user generated content (UGC) site. Your friends and followers may be watching. Even sponsors. Our Intel-sponsored crew—some of the world's best pros and streamers—are watching too. Show them your stuff. Meet them below.

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OMGITSFIREFOXX is Watching

If she's not ripping up CS:GO or Overwatch*, she's cracking up her Twitch* followers.

Dyrus is Watching

Dyrus is legendary, winning three North American championships and competing in Worlds five times.

Clearlove is Watching

The Jungler for Edward Gaming (EDG), the powerhouse LoL team. No hero is safe.

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OMGITSFIREFOXX is Watching

If she's not ripping up CS:GO or Overwatch*, she's cracking up her Twitch* followers.

Dyrus is Watching

Dyrus is legendary, winning three North American championships and competing in Worlds five times.

Clearlove is Watching

The Jungler for Edward Gaming (EDG), the powerhouse LoL team. No hero is safe.

Pokimane is Watching

Lives on Twitch. Dominates LoL.

Potter is Watching

She's a six-time world champ in CS:GO tournaments, and leader of the all-female CLG Red unit.

Scarra is Watching

The "John Madden" of Esports. Former Team Dignitas and Delta Fox pro, and CLG coach.

Miss Harvey is Watching

She's a five-time CS:GO champion, an actual game designer, game reviewer, co-founder of Misscliks*, and Twitch streamer.

Upcoming Gaming Events

Find Intel at these upcoming events.

Complete events listing

Check out the longest running global pro gaming tour in the world. For more than a decade, it's been considered one of the world's most prestigious gaming events.

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DreamHack includes Esports, knowledge and creative competition, music, lectures, Internet and game culture, cosplay, the DreamExpo fair, and more.

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PAX Seattle is one of the largest gaming events in North America, and includes electronic gaming, music, freeplay, exhibits, lounges, expert panels, and table games.

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Tools and Technology

Here’s new and exciting technology and insight that can speed up your game, create more immersive experiences, and, well, help flatten your competition.

Broadcast with green screen effects, scan objects into your gaming world, and play virtual side-by-side with opponents anywhere.

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It identifies your processor's fastest core and directs CPU demands there. Get 15% better single-threaded performance⁷ instantly.

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Get tips and tricks for building your own gaming rig. This easy-to-follow guide will help get your custom rig to a whole new level.

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Keep Your Eye on Gaming

Check out what's happening in gaming and with the top gamers. Stay in touch with the people and technology taking gaming to the next level.

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Product and Performance Information

Altering PC clock or memory frequency and/or voltage may (i) reduce system stability and use life of the system, memory and processor; (ii) cause the processor and other system components to fail; (iii) cause reductions in system performance; (iv) cause additional heat or other damage; and (v) affect system data integrity. Intel assumes no responsibility that the memory, included if used with altered clock frequencies and/or voltages, will be fit for any particular purpose. Check with memory manufacturer for warranty and additional details. For more information, visit http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/overclocking-intel-processors.html.

As measured by Gears of War* 4 workload (Metric: FPS).

System Configurations
Intel® Core™ i5-7600K Processor, PL1=91W TDP, 4C4T, Turbo up to 4.2GHz, Motherboard: ASUS* Z270, Graphics: NVIDIA* GTX 1080, Memory: 2x8GB LPDDR4-2400, Storage: Intel® SSD, OS: Windows® 10 Build 1607.
Intel® Core™ i7-7700K Processor, PL1=91W TDP, 4C8T, Turbo up to 4.5GHz, Motherboard: ASUS* Z270, Graphics: NVIDIA* GTX 1080, Memory: 2x8GB LPDDR4-2400, Storage: Intel® SSD, OS: Windows® 10 Build 1607.

Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel® microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations, and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products. For more information, go to www.intel.com/benchmarks.

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Based on measured Megatasking Gaming Scenario (Intel® Core™ i7-6950X processor vs. Intel® Core™ i7-5960X processor). Gaming Megatasking Workload: The Adobe Premiere Pro* CC project "GameCapture.prproj" contains several clips taken from GameCapture.mp4, which was originally a 9 min 12 sec, 1920x1080@60, h.264 recording of gameplay in Rocket League. A title screen is added as well as several crossfade transitions. The performance test measures the time to export the project to the "YouTube 1080p HD" output profile while playing Rocket League and broadcasting to Twitch* using Open Broadcaster Software Class 0.657b.

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As measured by Gears of War* 4 Gaming + Twitch* Streaming via OBS (Metric: FPS).

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As measured by VRMark* Orange Room Test Score. (Tested with NVIDIA GTX 1080* dGfx).

System Configurations
Intel® Core™ i3-7100 Processor, PL1=51W TDP, 2C4T, up to 3.9GHz, Motherboard: ASUS* Z270, Graphics: NVIDIA* GTX 1080, Memory: 2x8GB LPDDR4-2400, Storage: Intel® SSD, OS: Windows® 10 Build 1607.
Intel® Core™ i7-7700K Processor, PL1=91W TDP, 4C8T, Turbo up to 4.5GHz, Motherboard: ASUS* Z270, Graphics: NVIDIA* GTX 1080, Memory: 2x8GB LPDDR4-2400, Storage: Intel® SSD, OS: Windows® 10 Build 1607.

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As measured with SPECint_base2006. SPECint*_base2000/2006 measures how fast a device completes a single integer compute task. SPECint*_rate_base2000/2006 measures throughput, or how many integer compute tasks a device can accomplish in a given amount of time. Comparison made using an Intel® Core™ i7-6950x processor versus an Intel® Core™ i7-5960x processor with otherwise identical system hardware.