Intel Core i7-7700K vs Core i7-6700K Benchmarks on Z270 Platform

peahead · 3 Dec 2016 at 15:09

Pretty pathetic the progress on cpus over the years

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/in...ore-i7-6700k-benchmarks-on-z270-platform.html

We really need intel to step up and give us something worth upgrading too :rolleyes:

RavenXXX2 · 3 Dec 2016 at 15:42

0.02% over a 6700k at same clock speeds, impressive.

Perfect_Chaos · 3 Dec 2016 at 16:19

peahead said:
We really need intel to step up and give us something worth upgrading too

Coffee Lake, at least. If you want to stay on the mainstream platform.

David Bisset · 3 Dec 2016 at 17:39

RavenXXX2 said:
0.02% over a 6700k at same clock speeds, impressive.

Don't worry, someone will roughly equate that to 10% per gen any moment

WingZero30 · 3 Dec 2016 at 18:55

RavenXXX2 said:
0.02% over a 6700k at same clock speeds, impressive.

Its a -0.02% so Kabylake actually performs worse than Skylake at the same clock speed

Stolly · 3 Dec 2016 at 22:05

I'm buying AMD next time just on general principle. This is what happens when a near monopoly has little competition.

AllBodies · 3 Dec 2016 at 23:37

Stolly said:
I'm buying AMD next time just on general principle. This is what happens when a near monopoly has little competition.

And also even if it ends up a bit slower per core, Zen is almost certain to be faster per £ in multicore.

And I think it's very likely software is going to start properly moving to 6+ cores over the next couple of years. The consoles have been 8 cores (7 usable though I think) for a few years, and are now being refreshed to also 8 cores.

Also a large portion of the market now has 4 cores in their desktops and laptops. So 4-8 cores seems sensible to target going forward. No more 1-2 stuff.

se_vietboi · 4 Dec 2016 at 02:59

Just awful. Really really bad.

shamus21 · 4 Dec 2016 at 07:57

Intel have completely lost it with the 7700k. For any one looking to buy a new Cpu you would be better off saving money and getting a DC 4970k or 6700k better still go S/H and pick one up of the Bay but you will need to be quick they sell like hot cakes.

Panos · 4 Dec 2016 at 09:30

RavenXXX2 said:
0.02% over a 6700k at same clock speeds, impressive.

-0.02% over 6700K on SINGLE thread perf
-0.86% over 6700K on MULTI thread perf.

So is slower. lol

Yutang13 · 4 Dec 2016 at 09:41

Panos said:
-0.02% over 6700K on SINGLE thread perf
-0.86% over 6700K on MULTI thread perf.

So is slower. lol

But it can be advertised as faster because the clock speed is a couple 100MHz higher

IvanDobskey · 4 Dec 2016 at 18:51

Have to say I'm wondering whether to just get a 6700k now.

easyrider · 4 Dec 2016 at 18:59

IvanDobskey said:
Have to say I'm wondering whether to just get a 6700k now.

That 6700k mobo combo for 499 was a steal mate.

Doogles · 4 Dec 2016 at 19:17

easyrider said:
That 6700k mobo combo for 499 was a steal mate.

It was kinda but I can't bring myself to invest in a chip that is 18 months old now, we need Zen to up the game and make Intel do something. I'm guessing within the next 2 years we will see 4c/8t on i3, 6c/12t on i5 and 8c/16t on i7 or something along these lines, Pentium will be interesting if unlocked and having 4c/4t for people with limited funds. I understand that with die shrinking becoming harder that we won't see as many gains as we have in the past but we could at least get more cores it needs to become standardized for more developers to invest in making software for high core counts.

easyrider · 4 Dec 2016 at 19:24

Doogles said:
It was kinda but I can't bring myself to invest in a chip that is 18 months old now, we need Zen to up the game and make Intel do something. I'm guessing within the next 2 years we will see 4c/8t on i3, 6c/12t on i5 and 8c/16t on i7 or something along these lines, Pentium will be interesting if unlocked and having 4c/4t for people with limited funds. I understand that with die shrinking becoming harder that we won't see as many gains as we have in the past but we could at least get more cores it needs to become standardized for more developers to invest in making software for high core counts.

8c 16thread Intel will cost money...and us it really needed ?

Bang fir buck and that 6700k was a steal...who cares it's a 18month old chip....CPU been stagnant for years...

IvanDobskey · 4 Dec 2016 at 21:46

easyrider said:
That 6700k mobo combo for 499 was a steal mate.

Yeh, it was good deal and i was tempted.

I'd just had a couple of big bills and wasn't keen on spending any cash at the time though

iBSOD · 5 Dec 2016 at 01:59

So its just an overclocked 6700K with a better iGPU and hardware DRM support?

DragonQ · 5 Dec 2016 at 08:52

Panos said:
-0.02% over 6700K on SINGLE thread perf
-0.86% over 6700K on MULTI thread perf.

So is slower. lol

Almost certainly within the margin of error so not conclusive. Basically it's the same. The only thing that'd make it faster than an i7-6700K for overclockers is if it overclocks higher on average.

~>Dg<~ · 5 Dec 2016 at 09:09

why are people suprised ?

IvanDobskey · 5 Dec 2016 at 10:01

Not surprised at all really.

It's been the same old story with every generation for years now.

Hence I'm still sat on a 2500k that I've had over five years.

What disturbs me about kaby lake, is the amount of heat it seems to be kicking out. Surely it's supposed to be more efficient??