Intel Core i7-7700K "Kaby Lake" SANDRA Scores Surface

d_brennen · 31 Aug 2016 at 13:34

raval91 said:
Lower power usage, 4K vids, better graphic support ?
I think its more then just OC 6700k.

Q: Will it support new 3D Xpoint memory?

Doubt it. The new chipset is a reheat of the 170 series

AllBodies · 31 Aug 2016 at 15:51

raval91 said:
Q: Will it support new 3D Xpoint memory?

Yes, that's one of the headline features of Kaby Lake. You will need a Z270 motherboard as well though.

Dirk Diggler · 31 Aug 2016 at 17:36

wellibob said:
I'm honestly not surprised anymore. I've totally lost interest in certain area's of modern computers and such where it feels like being drip fed and a reason to keep bumping up prices. Hype train can give it up already. Those who upgrade for upgrades sake will always do so, but the tech smart have taken note and offence.

This is why I decided to fit a full cover block on my Rampage V Extreme... I can't see any reason to upgrade my 5930k for the next five years, at the least.

CPU innovation is non existent if your main use is gaming.

jakspyder · 31 Aug 2016 at 22:49

I wonder when we'll start seeing the earlier signs of new breakthrough tech? We're coming to the end now for certain on silicone chips.

I guess 3D Xpoint memory is one of those major tech shifts away from the norm we're used to.

carlazai · 1 Sep 2016 at 01:47

From my perspective I feel Intel are taking the 'micheal' out of the enthusiast section of the market. If Zen perfroms even close to intel i might just buy a setup as a middle finger to intel and thrir attitude.

Dave2150 · 1 Sep 2016 at 02:45

6700K/7700K (Z170, Z270) are not enthusiast products - they are mainstream products intended for 99% of users who game/use a PC for home use.

X99 are the enthusiast products, though many people waste a lot of money buying 6, 8, 10 core CPU's that they have no need for in a typical home consumer environment.

smilertoo · 1 Sep 2016 at 04:36

Intel won't do anything until AMD force them to.

~>Dg<~ · 1 Sep 2016 at 12:52

smilertoo said:
Intel won't do anything until AMD force them to.

which is never.amd is not here to compete with intel.they are interested in the main market .

kaku · 1 Sep 2016 at 13:29

Same thing as nVidia are doing - move into the overclocking headroom to stretch the product line further.

mmj_uk · 1 Sep 2016 at 13:49

No mention of the iGPU as though it doesn't exist as usual, people need to accept the fact that Intel mainstream processors are designed for mobile devices and simply repackaged for desktop.

There's no money in making processors especially for enthusiasts, hence why even Intel's enthusiast line are designed for servers and also repackaged.

Minstadave · 1 Sep 2016 at 13:53

Another generation, a marginal IPC increase. Looks like another year or two with my 2700K.

iBSOD · 2 Sep 2016 at 00:05

Simple math says 7% performance increase over 6700k in the sandra multi-media benchmark

Doogles · 2 Sep 2016 at 00:54

Desktop market slowly being killed off...

Kiyoshi · 2 Sep 2016 at 07:39

iBSOD said:
Simple math says 7% performance increase over 6700k in the sandra multi-media benchmark

Simple what?

DragonQ · 2 Sep 2016 at 08:14

iBSOD said:
Simple math says 7% performance increase over 6700k in the sandra multi-media benchmark

Yes and an overclocked i7-6700K can be 7% faster than a stock i7-6700K. What's your point?

humbug · 2 Sep 2016 at 09:53

DragonQ said:
Yes and an overclocked i7-6700K can be 7% faster than a stock i7-6700K. What's your point?

That, i think

HeX · 2 Sep 2016 at 10:26

~>Dg<~ said:
why when there is cpus a lot faster.

they were great cpus but come on so many make out there is no difference.there is big differences.

as for how cpus are now.we sort of at the limit we can do so there wont be no massive increase jumps until new ways are sorted out.

I wouldn't say 'big differences', marginal incremental differences maybe, but it's not like P4 to Core2, that was a big difference.

I'm on a 2600K @ 4.4GHz, have been for what feels like forever now, and as a gamer I have absolutely no need to upgrade. There is no situation where my CPU holds back my GPU in a game.

http://www.techspot.com/article/1039-ten-years-intel-cpu-compared/page5.html

So why would I drop a packet on moving to a 6700K, new mobo, and new DDR4?

I don't believe for one second believe that we are at the limit of CPU tech. Fact of the matter is AMD have offered no competition, as such Intel have provided marginal IPC and clockspeed increases for the past few years. Meaning anyone on an older OC'd CPU isn't missing out on much. Had AMD been competitive you can guarantee Intel would have pushed harder for larger gains over previous generations.

Speed · 2 Sep 2016 at 10:37

I'm not sure why anyone is surprised. Intel moved from Tick -Tock to Process-Architecture-Optimization a while back.

whiterabbit · 2 Sep 2016 at 16:46

Hmmm. Stillness news on a release date. Looking forward to info from ASUS on their Z270 boards..

Dave2150 · 2 Sep 2016 at 22:04

Minstadave said:
Another generation, a marginal IPC increase. Looks like another year or two with my 2700K.

6700k annihilates Sandy in several games. By annihilate I mean the minimum FPS's are drastically improved. The 7700k will further increase this gap.

It's no longer 'cool' to harp on about using old hat sandy chips - they are now bottlenecking the latest GPU's.