Test Methodology
Intel Core i7-7700K Specification |
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Comparison Processor Configurations |
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| CPU | Core i7-7700K |
Core i7-6700K |
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| CPU Base Clock | 4.2GHz |
4.0GHz |
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| CPU Turbo Clock | 4.5GHz |
4.2GHz |
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| CPU Cache | 8MB |
8MB |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 8 |
4 / 8 |
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| CPU TDP | 91W |
91W |
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| Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
HD 530 |
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| IGP Base Clock | NA |
300MHz |
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| IGP Turbo Clock | NA |
1.15GHz |
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| Socket | LGA 1151 |
LGA 1151 |
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| Lithography | 14nm |
14nm |
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| Motherboard | Asus Z170 Pro |
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| BIOS | 2202 |
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| Memory | G.Skill TridentX 32GB (2x16GB) |
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| Memory Timings | 15-15-15-30-2T @ 2,133MHz |
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| Disk Drive | SK hynix Canvas SC300 (512GB) |
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| Power Supply | be quiet Dark Power Pro 11 (850W) |
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| CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-D15S |
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| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) |
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Benchmark Suite |
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| CPU Benchmarks | ||||||||||||
| HEXUS PiFast | Our number-crunching benchmark stresses a single core by calculating Pi to 10m places | |||||||||||
| Cinebench R15 | Using Cinebench's multi-CPU render, this cross-platform benchmark stresses all cores | |||||||||||
| wPrime 2.1.0 | Another number-crunching benchmark that stresses all available CPU cores/threads | |||||||||||
| HandBrake 0.10.5 | Free-to-use video encoder that stresses all CPU cores (64-bit) | |||||||||||
| Memory Benchmarks | ||||||||||||
| AIDA64 v5.80.4021 | Benchmark that analyses memory bandwidth and latency | |||||||||||
| Gaming Benchmarks (GeForce GTX 1080) | ||||||||||||
| 3DMark Time Spy | Graphics test run using the Time Spy default test | |||||||||||
| Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | 2,560x1,440, ultra settings | |||||||||||
| Gears of War 4 | 2,560x1,440, ultra settings | |||||||||||
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | 2,560x1,440, very high quality settings | |||||||||||
| Hitman | 2,560x1,440, ultra settings | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Benchmarks | ||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record system-wide mains power draw when idle, when encoding video via HandBrake and while playing Gears of War 4 | |||||||||||
Notes
We have an early sample of a Core i7-7700K. Though it is marked with the codes you would expect on a retail chip, we found that it had a problem in running memory faster than 2,133MHz. The same set of G.Skill memory operated at 3,000MHz on the Core i7-6700K just fine. We've yet to put the Kaby Lake chip in a Z270 board, mind.
