Intel® Core™ i5-7600K Processor (6M Cache, up to 4.20 GHz)
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07/24/2020
SummaryAs some additional Core i5 10600K Linux benchmarks for historical perspective, here is a look at how the Core i5 10600K looks in comparison to the Core i5 7600K Skylake, Core i5 4670 Haswell, and Core i5 2500K Sandy Bridge processors on Ubuntu Linux. Ther...
phoronix.com -
01/14/2019
SummaryBattling CPUs at $60 is going to be a tough call. Do you throw the best hardware around the chip that money can buy to compare the absolute limits of the hardware under ideal conditions, or do you keep it more reasonable for the price bracket it is intend...
anandtech.com
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03/15/2018
SummaryThe R3 2200G offers highly competitive performance at its price and, ultimately, really has no immediate competition. At $100, the CPU offers 78-85% of the performance of the R5 2400G at 58% of the price. Not bad at all. We can strongly recommend the R3 2...
gamersnexus.net -
07/27/2017
SummaryThe breadwinner of Intel for a few years now, it records maximum sales with the Core i5 range. Among gaming enthusiasts, the Core i5 K series has always been a hot favorite for meeting all gaming requirements while costing a good 40% less than Core i7 pro...
armchairempire.comProsA well-balanced performer that does a decent job with single core performance as well as multi-core performance though it lacks Hyper-Threading abilities, The price of this particular processor hits the sweet spot for gamers specifically as you get the be...
ConsJust minor improvements over previous generation does not justify why Intel had to phase out the 6600K and introduce this processor, Could have dropped the prices a little more considering the impending launch of Ryzen 5, its direct competition, Should Yo...
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04/11/2017
SummaryAMD's $250 Ryzen 5 1600X is here to challenge Intel's quad-core, $250 Core i5-7600K for the honor of being “The People's CPU.” Everyone likes to read about expensive, gold-plated, $1,000 parts, but in the real world, most people can't or won't spend that...
pcworld.com_techhive.com -
03/30/2017
SummaryThe new Core i5-7600K obtained an expressive advantage over the Core i5-6500 on all CPU benchmarks. Add to this the fact it is unlocked and offer a great potential for overclocking, it is a great option for the user who is looking for a CPU with great cos...
hardwaresecrets.com -
02/08/2017
SummaryIf you're after a budget processor from Intel that can perform daily tasks with occasional gaming… then there's no question, the Intel Pentium G4560 is your answer. It's a dual core Kaby Lake with 4 threads at $65.00… what more do you want?! 1 2 3 4Sha...
funkykit.com -
01/27/2017
SummaryThe i5-7600K isn't substantially different from the i5-6600K, but if you're in the market for a new gaming CPU, it's the best overall value...
pcgamer.comProsImproves clock speeds by 300MHz over Skylake, Good thermals, power, and overclocking
ConsOnly slightly faster than Skylake, No major enhancements
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01/03/2017
SummarySince the release of the 2nd Generation of Intel Core Processors they have been dominating the market with a combination of affordability and performance. Whether you have gone down the i5 route with models such as the 2500K or 6600K, or have been stickin...
overclock3d.net -
01/03/2017
SummaryIntel released their 7th Generation LGA115x platform, named Kaby Lake. It consists of new CPUs and new chipsets.From my tests, i5-7600K is around 5% better than i5-6600K at stock clocks, but it is because of the higher base clock and multi-core Turbo Boos...
reviewstudio.netProsperformance, power consumption, overclocking
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01/03/2017
SummaryAs good as Intel's Core series is, it's been quite some time since I've been excited about a new generation of the company's processors. The last time was around early 2011 when the Sandy Bridge Core i7-2600K and i5-2500K landed. Both were considerably fa...
techspot.comProsTad more overclocking headroom than Skylake. Minor efficiency improvements. Z270 boards bring more PCIe and HSIO lanes
ConsNo reason for Skylake owners to upgrade
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12/17/2016
SummaryIntel Core i5 7600K preview The Kaby Lake Quad-Core processor testedToday we take a first look at Intel Kaby lake processors in the form of a Core i5 7600K processor. A processor that has been fabbed on the 14nm node, a spin-of from SkyLake. The Core i5 s...
guru3d.com -
10/23/2016
SummaryCore i5-7600K shows a performance advantage of less than 10% over Core i5-6600K, so it's not that impressive at all. You can consider Kaby Lake as a matured version of Skylake – better operational efficiency and higher clock speeds, but nothing much more...
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