Testseek.com have collected 228 expert reviews of the Intel Core i5 7600K 3.8GHz Socket 1151 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i5 7600K 3.8GHz Socket 1151.
January 2017
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Performance
Power consumption
Overclocking
A 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
Tad more overclocking headroom than Skylake. Minor efficiency improvements. Z270 boards bring more PCIe and HSIO lanes
Improves clock speeds by 300MHz over Skylake
Good thermals
Power
And overclocking
The editors didn't like
Just 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
Which processor now offers the most bang of your buck varies per price segment. If you have a very small budget, in our opinion it is best to find an Intel Pentium G4560, which, given its higher availability, is less of a challenge than it was a few month...
Which processor now offers the most bang of your buck varies per price segment. If you have a very small budget, in our opinion it is best to find an Intel Pentium G4560, which, given its higher availability, is less of a challenge than it was a few month...
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Published: 2017-12-05, Author: Richard , review by: eurogamer.net
There are now two great gaming CPU lines available for the core gamer. The overwhelming weight of the data points to Ryzen 5 as the best buy in this market segment, specifically the non-X 1600 model. It's especially compelling against the only two locked...
Published: 2017-08-09, Author: Tomas , review by: uk.hardware.info
AMD Ryzen 5 vs. Intel Core i5 in games: the conclusionWhich CPU is the best choice for gaming?By Tomas Hochstenbach Wednesday 9 August 2017 07:13IntroductionEver since the launch of Ryzen the gaming performance of AMD's new processors has...
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Published: 2017-08-07, Author: Richard , review by: eurogamer.net
There are now two great gaming CPU lines available for the core gamer. The overwhelming weight of the data points to Ryzen 5 as the best buy in this market segment, specifically the non-X 1600 model. It's especially compelling against the only two locked...
Published: 2017-04-26, Author: Dave , review by: pcgamesn.com
The Kaby Lake generation isn't going to set the world alight the way some of Intel's previous chips have done. Rather than Process>Architecture>Optimisation it's seeming a little more like Process>Architecture>Flog horse. The tertiary optimisation phase o...
Published: 2017-02-03, Author: Andrew , review by: techteamgb.co.uk
Abstract: If you are looking for the best value gaming CPU, with some room to overclock, and you can't get the last generation i5 6600K – this is the chip to buy. Find out why here! Want one? Amazon: prourls.co/aExF - OverclockersUK Affiliate link: techteamgb.co.uk...
Published: 2017-01-04, Author: Richard , review by: eurogamer.net
The best USB microphones you can buy From Jelly Deals: our top picks for the best USB microphones this year.With Intel's tick-tock strategy for new products now a thing of the past, Kaby Lake offers the customary minimal year-on-year bump in performance v...
Out the box performance improvement over Skylake, Still a solid overclocking part, if not mindblowing, No MSRP bump over Skylake
Not a huge advancement for the enthusiast, Overclocking may trail Skylake (silicon lottery still applies), Slightly more power hungry than Skylake, and hotter as a result, Windows 10 is required for full functionality, Also Note, = Exclusive Intel Optane
A new year, a new (-ish) CPU; something of a new experience with Intel's CPU lineup. Skylake impressed us with solid performance and efficiency improvements over Haswell, and perhaps benefited from Broadwell's absence from the the performance end of the s...
