ProductCore i5-6600KCore i7-7700K
Brand Intel Intel
Street Price (Approx) ~ $225
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# CPU Cores 44
Frequency (GHz) 3.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Cache (MB) 68
TDP (Watts) 91 W91 W
Product Segment DesktopDesktop
Status ReleasedReleased
Announced On 2015-06-012017-01-01
TechnicalsCore i5-6600KCore i7-7700K
Dimensions (2D) 37.5x37.5 mm37.5x37.5 mm
Conflict Free? 11
# CPU Cores 44
Threads/Core 48
Frequency (GHz) 3.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (GHz) 3.9 GHz4.5 GHz
Cache (MB) 68
Instructions Width (bits) 6464
Instructions Extensions SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography Process (nm) 14 nm14 nm
TDP (Watts) 91 W91 W
Max RAM 64 GB64 GB
RAM Types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35VDDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
# Memory Channels 22
Memory Bandwidth (GB/Sec) 34.1GB/s
Max CPU / Package 11
GPU Intel® HD Graphics 630
PCI-E Version 33
PCI-E Configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI-E Max Lanes # 1616
Compatible Sockets FCLGA1151FCLGA1151
Intel Turbo Boost Version 22
Intel V-Pro NoNo
Intel Hyper-Thread NoYes
Intel Virtualization (VTX) YesYes
Intel Directed I/O (VTD) YesYes
Intel Ext. Page Tables (EPT) YesYes
Intel TSX Sync. Extensions YesYes
Intel 64 YesYes
Idle States YesYes
Enhanced Speedstep Yes
Thermal MonitoringTech. YesYes
Intel ID Protect YesYes
Intel SIPP NoNo
Intel SMB Advantage Yes
Intel AES New Instructions YesYes
Intel Secure Key YesYes
Intel SGX Yes
Intel MPX Yes
Intel OS Guard YesYes
Trusted Execution No
Execution Disable YesYes

 

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