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Core i7-980X vs Core i5-6600K

Core i7-980X vs Core i5-6600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 1934 days newer than Core i7-980X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X

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

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Performs up to 16% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-980X - 107 vs 92 FPS
  • Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 91 vs 130 Watts
This is a free version of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010


FPS

92

85%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

107

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010


Single-Core

554

39%

Multi-Core

2604

64%

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

100%

Multi-Core

4012

100%

Intel Core i7-980X Logo

Intel Core i7-980X

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Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Intel Core i5-6600K

Mar 16th, 2010Release Date
Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7CollectionCore i5
GulftownCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads4
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.9 GHz
130 WTDP
91 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
25.0xMultiplier
35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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