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In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 166 days newer than Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 28 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 2% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-7940X - 131 vs 129 FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
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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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Ultra
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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