Testseek.com have collected 418 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 7700K 4.2GHz Socket 1151 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 7700K 4.2GHz Socket 1151.
January 2017
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The editors liked
Higher stock clocks than the Core i7-6700 at same TDP
Better overclocking headroom
Intel Optane support
VP9 decoding and 4K HEVC 10-bit encode/decode
Lots of Z270 motherboard choices
Great Multi-threaded Performance
Best In Class Single-threaded Performance
Better Power Consumption Than Skylake
Very Reasonable Price
The Best Overclocking Potential Since Sandy Bridge
The fastest 4-core processor on the market
High performance gaming and everyday applications
Very good efficiency
Reliable platform
Fastest CPU available
Hardware support for HDR and 4K streaming
Modest overclocking improvements
Fastest consumer CPU we've tested
Outside of much pricier Extreme Edition chips
Chipset delivers more PCI Express wiggle room for super-fast storage
Support for upcoming Intel Optane caching tech
Has hardware support for next-gen high-resolution strea
Tad more overclocking headroom than Skylake. Minor efficiency improvements. Z270 boards bring more PCIe and HSIO lanes
Highest clocked Intel CPU and 5.0GHz overclocks
4K HEVC encode/decode acceleration
The editors didn't like
Only a slight performance boost because of increased clocks
Compared to its predecessor
A small increase
The limited overclocking potential
Bottom Line
Intel's Kaby Lake–based Core i7-7700K is the fastest mainline consumer processor available
And it comes with support for 4K and HDR
It just may not be the best value for Skylake users given its modest speed improvements
Details and benefits of Optane tech are still scarce
More or less a minimal uptick over previous-generation "Skylake" i7 chip
No reason for Skylake owners to upgrade
Slightly faster than Skylake and still only quadcore
Discrete GPU use bypasses the video/graphics features
Ultimately, both CPUs do enough to mean Skylake is consigned to the history books - if you're building a new system, a Kaby Lake CPU and Z270 motherboard should be top of your list, if you're up for some overclocking that is. The Core i7-7700K is the usua...
Now that the new 7th generation Intel Core i7-7700K has been tested against the previous 6th generation Intel Core i7-6700K at the same clock speeds (4.5GHz), I have come to my overall conclusion. There is no actual performance increase on the IPC and asi...
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...
Published: 2017-01-03, Author: Luke , review by: kitguru.net
On the face of it, Kaby Lake looked to be arguably one of Intel's most boring processor launches in a long time. The CPUs are effectively Skylake with faster out-of-the-box speeds, thanks to process node optimisation, and an iGPU enhanced for 4K media con...
Intel's slow cadence of incremental upgrades hasn't done much to distance its products from AMD's. Instead, you could argue that AMD fell behind on its own accord. The Ryzen processors will be launching soon, so it's time for the speculation to begin...
Published: 2016-12-30, Author: John , review by: eteknix.com
PricingDelidding the i7-7700K isn't a particularly cheap process, especially with the correct tools. In theory, you could use the knife method, some thermal glue lying around and a liquid metal thermal paste which shouldn't amount to a huge sum of money...
Published: 2016-12-19, Author: John , review by: eteknix.com
Cross compatibility with Z170 motherboards, Excellent overclocking headroom, Good upgrade path for those still using older CPUs, Great single-threaded performance, Intel Optane technology has astounding potential, HDCP 2.2 and Microsoft PlayReady 3.0 comp
AMD’s Zen architecture is just around the corner and looks promising, Identical performance to the i7-6700K at the same frequencies, Just a basic clock boost compared to Skylake, Runs hotter and consumes more power than the i7-6700K, “The Intel Core i7-77
PricingAt the time of writing, the Intel Core i7-7700K hasn't been released so it's impossible to disclose a truly accurate retail price. Major stores might initially raise the processor's cost to achieve greater profits during the initial rush. Rest assu...
Published: 2016-12-15, Author: Dave , review by: pcgamesn.com
Abstract: Sitting on a Skylake CPU and worried you're going to be off the pace when Kaby Lake rolls around? Well, I wouldn't worry your pretty little heads too much if my early testing with our own Core i7 7700K is anything to go by. Running it in our standard Z170...
The next generation of Intel desktop CPUs is launching in January 2017. Known as Kaby Lake and already in the wild in the mobile space, they represent, on first glance, the diminishing performance uplifts that enthusiasts have now become accustomed to...
Abstract: Intel's new Kaby Lake CPU delivers on the clock speeds the company promised, but the power consumption and thermal characteristics were disappointing based on a leaked sample of the new chip we received and tested weeks ahead of its official launch.The gr...
