Intel Core i5-7600K
In gaming terms, an entry gaming chip that will hold fast cards back in processor-heavy games. It outscores 43% of the 133 processors in our index and keeps graphics cards up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 fully used at 1440p.
- Index
- 48/100
- Rank
- #76
- Cores / threads
- 4/4
- Top speed
- 4.2 GHz
- Power
- 91 W
Graphics cards that match it
Recent cards the Intel Core i5-7600K keeps fully used at 1440p without much processor to spare, by our bottleneck model.
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8 GB · 2025 · $249 at launch Check the pairing →
- Intel Arc B570 10 GB · 2025 · $219 at launch Check the pairing →
- Intel Arc A770 16GB 16 GB · 2022 · $349 at launch Check the pairing →
- Intel Arc A770 8GB 8 GB · 2022 · $329 at launch Check the pairing →
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB 8 GB · 2022 · $329 at launch Check the pairing →
- Intel Arc A750 8 GB · 2022 · $289 at launch Check the pairing →
Games it handles, by the processor requirement
Against the 191 released games whose publisher names a processor we can place.
- 162 recommended processor or better 85%
- 20 minimum only 10%
- 9 below minimum 5%
Upcoming releases on the Intel Core i5-7600K
Unreleased games whose publishers have already named a processor.
Recommended spec 3
- HUMANKIND™ 2 2027
- Guild Wars 3™ To be announced
- Holstin To be announced
Minimum spec 7
- Gears of War: E-Day Oct 6, 2026
- Sagas of Lumin Feb 4, 2027
- Fable Feb 23, 2027
- Outward 2 2027
- PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant 2027
- Chrono Odyssey To be announced
- Lords of the Fallen II Coming soon
Below minimum 6
- Phantom Blade Zero Oct 28, 2026
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Feb 12, 2027
- Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance 2027
- Sea of Remnants 2027
- El Paso, Elsewhere 2 To be announced
- SAW: Genesis To be announced
Where the processor decides the frame rate
Games that lean on the CPU more than the graphics card, and where this chip lands against each.
- Palworld Too slow
- Baldur's Gate 3 Minimum
- HELLDIVERS™ 2 Minimum
- Path of Exile 2 Too slow
- Monster Hunter Wilds Too slow
- World of Warcraft: The War Within Recommended
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Recommended
- VALORANT Recommended
Spec card
- Maker
- Intel
- Released
- 2017
- Cores
- 4
- Threads
- 4
- Base speed
- 3.8 GHz
- Top speed
- 4.2 GHz
- Rated power
- 91 W
- Tier
- C
The processors either side of it
Nearest in our index. Pick one to compare them directly.
Intel Core i5-7600K: quick answers
Which graphics card suits the Intel Core i5-7600K?
At 1440p it keeps a card up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 fully used, by our bottleneck model. 14 desktop cards are an even match for it. A faster card than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 will spend time waiting on the processor, more so at 1080p.
Will the Intel Core i5-7600K run 2027 games?
Of the 16 upcoming games that name a processor, it meets the recommended one for 3, only the minimum for 7, and falls short of 6.
How many cores does the Intel Core i5-7600K have?
4 cores and 4 threads, with a top clock speed of 4.2 GHz.