Description
Intel Core i7-7700 Kaby Lake 3.6GHz LGA 1151 Processor
Intel Core i7-7700 Kaby Lake 3.6GHz LGA 1151 Processor Kaby Lake for desktops brings with it a new chipset to work with, and that entails new motherboard designs and features. For the most part, Kaby Lake is not too dissimilar from Skylake, as they both share the same socket (LGA1151), and as is usually the case with such launches, Kaby Lake is backwards compatible with the previous chipset (Z170, B150 etc), at least with a firmware update. To take full advantage of the updated features though, you’ll need the new chipset, Z270, which we’ll cover in this review too.
The main new features of the platform include an update to Speedstep, native HEVC 10-bit plus VP9 encode and decode, a new SSD trick with something called Optane Memory, and an overhaul to the integrated graphics. There are quite a few Windows 10 specific features too, along with some architecture changes under the hood regarding I/O with PCIe lanes, Thunderbolt 3.0 and USB 3.0.
Finally, there are several changes to the way overclocking is handled, including tweaks to how BCLK works and a decoupling of AVX instructions. All of these tweaks we’ll get into in a little bit. We should point out that a number of these features are for Kaby Lake in general, while others are specific to certain products within the generation.
Specifications
Model
Brand
Intel
Processors Type
Desktop
Series
Core i7
Name
Intel Core i7-7700
Model
BX80677I77700
CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type
LGA 1151
Details
Core Name
Kaby Lake
# of Cores
Quad-Core
# of Threads
8
Operating Frequency
3.6 GHz
L2 Cache
4 x 256KB
L3 Cache
8MB
Manufacturing Tech
14nm
64-Bit Support
Yes
Hyper-Threading Support
Yes
Virtualization Technology Support
Yes
Thermal Design Power
65W