Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 88 days older than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 1% better in War Thunder than Core i7-8700 - 188 vs 186 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €233.64 vs €242.73
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
War Thunder
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
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Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |