other then the stock clock for the i7 7700k whats the difference. I heard that there were very minor changed like octane support but thats it. Was it just a driver update with a better stock clock or was it a whole break through in technology. Some people are able to overclock there i7 6700k to 5.0 ghz. your going to need a good water cooler but thats the same with overclocking the i7 7700k. Its just a little odd to me. If someone can explain why the i7 7700k is better please do. Also if there is a link to a video of both the cpus with the same clock it would be nice to see the results.
i7 7700k and i7 6700k Whats different about them?
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thisguy365
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7700k(kabylake) is an optimization of the 6600k(skylake) The have similar tech but the 7700k is a more refined and able to hit higher clocks. As well as additional features like optane support and new codecs. I belive the graphocs portion of the chip received an update.
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because of the stock speeds it should make it easier to reach higher speeds, the new chipset allows more USB 3.0 ports and more PCI-E lanes. but still, it is just a minor update.
one thing i discovered about the new CPU's though is they no longer support the older PCI interface
one thing i discovered about the new CPU's though is they no longer support the older PCI interface
It's slightly more refined basically. A little more power/heat efficient, which enables the higher clocks. That mostly disappears once you OC. They also added support for hardware 4k decoding, which won't matter a whole lot to anyone with a discrete GPU. So, all in all hardly exciting. If you're already on a 6700k there'd be no reason to upgrade. But by the same token, if you're building a new system, no reason not to go for the 7700k if it's the same price.
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It's by no means more heat efficient.
Kaby Lake is just an already overclocked Skylake and it behaves that way.
Intel just managed to produce the chips with lower errors therefore the number of high grade chips and higher clocks & oc levels bcs of that.
Kaby Lake is just an already overclocked Skylake and it behaves that way.
Intel just managed to produce the chips with lower errors therefore the number of high grade chips and higher clocks & oc levels bcs of that.
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This is incorrect. There are minor changes to the underlying architecture that improve its performance and allows for higher clocks.They have added new features (optane VP9) improved the graphics engine and added more PCIe lanes. Make no mistake this is a hardware revision, albeit a minor one.
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i was gonna get 7700k until i read that kaby lake will not allow an install of Windows 7. at least not without a pain in the butt amount of work. i need win7 for older modded games like Skyrim and some other work apps.
i guess i really only wanted the Kaby for the 4k streaming from Netflix, but i'm guessing i can do that with a 1080ti i'm gonna get, or even my 4k TV?
i guess i really only wanted the Kaby for the 4k streaming from Netflix, but i'm guessing i can do that with a 1080ti i'm gonna get, or even my 4k TV?
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It is a hardware change, but its just an optimization of the architecture. Very minor change really, just like I expect Coffee lake to be.
Cannonlake will be a shrink of skylake/kabylake, and Ice lake will be a new architecture.
Cannonlake will be a shrink of skylake/kabylake, and Ice lake will be a new architecture.
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it doesn't matter anyway.
MS just stopped issuing updates for windows 7 and 8 computers with 6th and 7th gen intel core CPU's all Ryzen CPU's too. so if you care about security then you will have to go with windows 10 or linux
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-stops-updates-for-new-cpu-models-on-windows-7-and-8-1/
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