Intel Core i7-7700K vs 6700K: 22 Games, RX 480 & GTX 1080

Jetster · Jan 9, 2017

Which AthlonXP Barton? Intel had Northwood which clearly beat AMD, then Prescott

Maybe I don't remember it that way. Long time ago

jarablue · Jan 9, 2017

Northwood came out a few years later. I don't think it was competing directly head to head. Just referencing wikipedia on that one. But being on the scene since 1990, there was no question at all during that time. Intel lost during Athlon cpu reign.

Edit: Looks like it came out during the same time. Just checked. I wonder if I am thinking of the Athlon instead. Or if the AthlonXP was winning until the P4 came out. Either or AMD had the cpu crown for awhile during that time. Rusty on the exact specifics.

Jetster · Jan 9, 2017

All I know is you needed a loan to get an Intel back then

BTW my first CPU was the K6-2 350

jarablue · Jan 9, 2017

Jetster said:
All I know is you needed a loan to get an Intel back then

Yeah....NOO shit. I paid 250$ for a P2 400 cpu. Slot 1 ice cream sandwich cpu from....get ready....PRICEWATCH.com. Remember that site? Was my whole paycheck. But man, I didn't leave the house that week.

Jetster · Jan 9, 2017

I bought the board, CPU and Memory (K6-2 350) for $300 and the equivalent CPU from Intel was over $400 just the chip

Nergal · Jan 10, 2017

jarablue said:
The AthlonXP handed Intel it's bottom for awhile. I am surprised you don't remember that. Unless me being 41 is ancient. AMD soundly handed Intel it's ass with that cpu. Oh not to mention the 9800 pro (which was ATI back then). Pure beef those two were.

This is going back though. So if you're a youngin, you probably won't remember

The cpu came out in - The Athlon made its debut on June 23, 1999.

So it was awhile ago. I am old as dirt

Was a beast series indeed.
Unlocked 1.2GHZ@1.5GHZ with 1.5GB SDRAM
good times

Vlada011 · Jan 12, 2017

i7-7700K is great for people who don't want to overclock because highest Turbo ever.
From other side overclockers need only 500MHz for magic number 5.0GHz or 5000MHz.
This is real successor of i7-4790K not i7-6700K.

For now my recommendation if someone want to build new system is

i7-7700K + H115i
Maximus IX Code
GSkill F4-3200C14D-16GTZSK or CORSAIR CMU16GX4M2C3200C16R

If someone want to save 70$ than Maximus IX Hero.
But CODE is beautifull.

hapkiman · Jan 15, 2017

I had the opportunity to switch to a new i7-7700k from my i7-6700k for a whopping $25 - so yeah I went for it. A simple BIOS update on my Z170A board and it's humming along just fine. It is really an excellent processor, kind of like the smarter twin brother of the i7-6700k.

With a multiplier change only, mine is running at 4.8GHz easy as a pie. That was the max OC I ever got my i7-6700k with much tinkering. I have no doubt I can hit 5GHz with this 7700k. Really liking it so far.

WhiteNoise · Jan 19, 2017

So sad. I have been wanting to upgrade from Skylake to Kaby lake so I could move my sky lake rig to my daughters PC and her 2500K to my wifes but I won't do it for little to no gain. What is the point? Good review though. Saves me some cash.

EarthDog · Jan 19, 2017

Nice a shot of a gpu benchmark with different gpus and not the same clocks on the cpu meant to show a comparison between the two cpus...

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