The Intel Core i5-7600K (91W) Review: The More Amenable Mainstream Performer
by Ian Cutress on January 3, 2017 12:01 PM ESTLegacy and Synthetic Tests
At AnandTech, I’ve taken somewhat of a dim view to pure synthetic tests, as they fail to be relatable. Nonetheless, our benchmark database spans to a time when that is all we had! We take a few of these tests for a pin with the latest hardware.
Cinebench R10
The R10 version of Cinebench is one of our oldest benchmarks, with data going back more than a few generations. The benchmark is similar to that of the newest R15 version, albeit with a simpler render target and a different strategy for multithreading.
With high frequency in tow, the Core i5-7600K matches that of the previous generation i7-6700K, and goes above the Devil’s Canyon i7 as well.
When more threads come to play, the Core i5-7600K sits atop all the other i5 parts, and because hyperthreads have little effect here, the combination of IPC and frequency pushes the Core i5-7600K above previous top performers such as the Core i7-4770K.
Cinebench R11.5
CB11.5 has been popular for many years as a performance test, using easy to read and compare numbers that aren’t in the 1000s. We run the benchmark in an automated fashion three times in single-thread and multi-thread mode and take the average of the results.
Out of the box the i5-7600K hits above a 2.00 on the single threaded test and above 8.00 on the multithreaded test, showing that the scaling with cores on CB11.5 is very reasonable.
7-zip
As an open source compression/decompression tool, 7-zip is easy to test and features a built-in benchmark to measure performance. As a utility, similar to WinRAR, high thread counts, frequency and UPC typically win the day here.
The Core i7-7700K shows the benefits of frequency over a stock i7-6700K, however at the same frequency they perform roughly the same as expected.
POV-Ray
Ray-tracing is a typical multithreaded test, with each ray being a potential thread in its own right ensuring that a workload can scale in complexity easily. This lends itself to cores, frequency and IPC: the more, the better.
AES via TrueCrypt
Despite TrueCrypt no longer being maintained, the final version incorporates a good test to measure different encryption methodologies as well as encryption combinations. When TrueCrypt was in full swing, the introduction of AES accelerated hardware dialed the performance up a notch, however most of the processors (save the Pentiums/Celerons) now support this and get good speed. The built-in TrueCrypt test does a mass encryption on in-memory data, giving results in GB/s.
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Obviously Dead - Wednesday, July 26, 2017 - link
Depends. For me it's the best yet, since I'm upgrading from an E5400.Dr. Swag - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link
Hey Ian, where's the 6700k in these benchmarks? It's in the 7700k review but not the 7600k review :/Bullwinkle J Moose - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link
What benefit does this bring to me?A fresh install of Windows XP-SP2 boots in 3 seconds on my 35 watt Sandy Bridge
I can block NSA and FBI malware on XP but not on Windows Spyware Platform 10
For audio production, I can record what I hear in XP but not in 7/8 or 10
I can still boot to 10 if I want malware and spyware relabeled as DRM but I haven't had a Blue Screen of death in over 10 years now with XP-SP2 and I do not get persistent malware, so......
What's the point of getting this new chip ?
Why pay more to be limited as to what I can do with "MY" computer?
I'm not trolling
It's a serious question
So answer it honestly without the attacks (Crayons)
Why downgrade to an OS that limits what you can do on a hardware platform that also limits what you can run?
Eletriarnation - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link
If you're running Windows XP on Sandy Bridge, it's my guess that Intel isn't really targeting your use case and maybe you shouldn't be surprised that you see no benefit in upgrading.Murloc - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link
if you are so concerned with this stuff and security, why don't you use open source software so you can be sure of what it does?Then you'd be able to get all the benefits of modern OSes (which are many compared to XP) without the spyware.
Ninhalem - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link
Just stop. You're trolling. This is the same comment in the Kaby Lake i7 article. Your usage scenario is beyond minuscule compared to every other mainstream and enterprise system.Bullwinkle J Moose - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link
NinhalemPresenting FACTS regarding these chips and how they can and cannot be used is not trolling
I can provide all the evidence needed to show anyone how to lock down XP to a VERY secure state
I cannot do the same for Windows 7/8 or 10 due to the malware and spyware that Microsoft calls DRM to get around the Law for the purpose of committing what are considered Very serious crimes if done by you or me
If you wish to reproduce my results, I can show you how but this is NOT trolling
Only negative responses to my posts without any evidence or effort given to reproduce my results are from Trolls
Read replies by Crayons for trolling examples
He is a Pro!
lopri - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link
You piqued my interest. Is there something I can look up as to how to lock down XP to a secure state?jimbo2779 - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link
The power button is quite useful for keeping XP secure.Seriously though, the guy is trolling, to what ends I do not know, but his use case apparently has no need for any of the multitude of improvements brought in from vista onwards.
From what I gather from all his posts all he wants to do is test malware and prove his locked down XP is secure. Personally I use my system for much more and don't remember the last ti.e I caught any kind if malware infection so have no need to stay shackled by an out dated OS.
To each their own I guess
Bullwinkle J Moose - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link
lopriIs there something I can look up as to how to lock down XP to a secure state?
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yes, you can read my posts and try what I have done for yourself so you have your own evidence instead of believing the majority voice at every turn and finding your computer can never be secured
or, you can choose to believe Microsoft and continue to think that DRM opening backdoors into your system is a good thing and is keeping you safe by watching everything you do to ....
A. Protect You?
or
B. Protect a Monopoly that cannot be overturned because protecting MY right to privacy is in direct violation of the Laws the Monopoly created to prevent me from defeating "their" DRM
I say it is B.
The only way they can survive is by preventing me from doing what they are doing ensuring their own survival at my expense
I do not recognize their (your) Laws or their (your) License
I will continue to violate any Law or License that grants anyone rights that they choose to deny me
So to humor me for the Lulz is a waste of time
but you already knew that