The first performance benchmarks of Intel's Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake CPU have been leaked over at Chinese forums. The benchmarks showcase the performance of Intel's 7th generation, flagship Core processor which is going tolaunch on 5th January at CES 2017 (Consumer Electronic Show).

Intel Core i7-7700K Benchmarks Leaked - Both at Reference and Overclocked Speeds

The Core i7-7700K is the top brass of the Kaby Lake processor family. It is based on the existing 14nm process node which has seen improvements due to a matured manufacturing technique. Intel calls the optimized node 14nm+ (Plus). These process improvements result in better clock gains under the same TDP headroom as Skylake.

Kaby Lake gets most of its architectural hierarchy from Skylake and next to no gains in the IPC department. The performance improvement come solely from the clock speed bump but is it enough to compensate for the new processor lineup? Let's find out.

Intel Core i7-7700K – The Fastest Core i7 Kaby Lake Processor:

The Intel Core i7-7700K processor is the fastest Core i7 chip in the Kaby Lake lineup. This chip features a quad core, hyper-threaded design. The chip is based on the latest 14nm Plus process node which delivers improved efficiency and performance on the existing 14nm FinFET technology. The clock speeds are rated 4.2 GHz base and 4.5 GHz boost. The processor packs 8 MB of L3 cache and has a TDP of 91W. The Core i7-7700K CPU will retail at $349 US.

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There are several other processors in the Kaby Lake lineup. Benchmarks of the Core i5-7600K and the Core i3-7350K have already been covered. The Core i5 chip manages to offer up to 10% performance increase over the Core i5-6600K while the Core i3-7350K manages to tackle Quad core processors. The specs and expected prices for Kaby Lake desktop processors are listed in the table below:

Intel 7th Generation 'Kaby Lake' Desktop Lineup