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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600K is 25 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 27% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-7920X - 33 vs 26 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-7920X - CA$218.62 vs CA$600.75
- Up to 71% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-7920X - CA$6.62 vs CA$23.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-7920X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 24 vs 6 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
33
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.62/FPS
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Price, CA$
CA$218.62
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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Intel Core i9-7920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W (Tray)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i9-7920X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 10th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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