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Core i5-6600K vs Core i7-7800X

Core i5-6600K vs Core i7-7800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms Core i7-7800X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 725 days older than Core i7-7800X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Performs up to 2% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-7800X - 182 vs 179 FPS
  • Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-7800X - 91 vs 140 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-7800X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 12 vs 4 threads
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Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

182

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-7800X Logo
Core i7-7800X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


FPS

179

98.35164835164835%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$539.75

100%

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i7-7800X Logo
Core i7-7800X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

100%

Multi-Core

4012

65.26761021636571%

Intel Core i7-7800X Logo
Core i7-7800X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


Single-Core

1350

95.13742071881607%

Multi-Core

6147

100%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Intel Core i5-6600K

vs
Intel Core i7-7800X Logo

Intel Core i7-7800X

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Jun 26th, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameSkylake-E/EP
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed3.5 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
91 W
TDP140 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
35.0xMultiplier35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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