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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-7600 is 552 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600
- Performs up to 3% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-6700 - 120 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - CA$153.92 vs CA$252.9
- Up to 41% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-6700 - CA$1.28 vs CA$2.16 per FPS
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Core i5-7600
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
120
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.28/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$153.92
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80677I57600 7th Generation Core i5-7600 Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5-7600
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i5-7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i5-7600
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
50 FPS
CA$22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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43 FPS
CA$24.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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