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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
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Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
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About This Product
The Intel Core i5-7600K is a 4-core, 4-thread desktop CPU from the Kaby Lake generation, offering a base clock of 3.8 GHz and a boost of 4.2 GHz. It is an unlocked processor, allowing for overclocking to improve performance. While it was a strong performer for gaming and general use in its era, it is now outperformed by modern budget CPUs in multi-threaded tasks and struggles with demanding AAA games at higher settings compared to current alternatives in its price range.
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Large Sample Pool
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
Minecraft
Mixed player settings
57 FPS
Playable
Reference GPU
Roblox
Mixed player settings
31 FPS
Playable
Reference GPU
CS2
Mixed player settings
11 FPS
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βBest for budget builds needing basic functionality or for upgrading an existing Kaby Lake system.β