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Intel logo Core i7-7700K
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Intel logo Core i7-2600K

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General information Core i7-7700K Core i7-2600K
Launched Q4 2016 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Kaby Lake-S Sandy Bridge
Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 19 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 15.6 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 3000
Performance Core i7-7700K Core i7-2600K
Overall Score 49987 0 % 43391 13.2 %
Future Proof 56 % 0 % 21 % 62.5 %
Benchmark Score 6243 0 % 3545 43.2 %
Single Thread Score 2701.2 0 % 1750 35.2 %
Encrypting Data 3366.7 MB/s 0 % 1647.4 MB/s 51.1 %
Compressing Data 133.6 MB/s 0 % 88.5 MB/s 33.7 %
String objects sorting 17337 thousand/s 0 % 13370.8 thousand/s 22.9 %
Prime numbers generation 31.1 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 16.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 30783.6 millions/s 0 % 21175 millions/s 31.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18829.2 millions/s 0 % 7884.1 millions/s 58.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-7700K, Core i7-2600K.

Average frames per second Core i7-7700K Core i7-2600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.1 FPS 83.6 FPS
High settings 165.0 FPS 133.7 FPS
Medium settings 206.3 FPS 167.1 FPS
Low settings 257.9 FPS 208.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 19 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-7700K Core i7-2600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.7 FPS 127.0 FPS
High settings 221.9 FPS 203.3 FPS
Medium settings 277.4 FPS 254.1 FPS
Low settings 346.7 FPS 317.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.4 %
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