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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 624 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Core i7-6900K - 175 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - CA$222.5 vs CA$389.99
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 16 vs 6 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel BX80671I76900K Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor, Gray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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