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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 2552 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 34% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-2700K - 131 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-2700K - CA$1.72 vs CA$1.89 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - CA$185.7 vs CA$225.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
131
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.72/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$225
82%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I59600K Boxed Core i5-9600K Processor, 9MB Cache, up to 3.7 GHz
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Intel Core i7-2700K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72700K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i7-2700K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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