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Core i5-8600K vs Core i7-940

Core i5-8600K vs Core i7-940: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 299.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 351 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-940

2.9 GHz | 4-core

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CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366

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Out of Stock

Updated 350 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 299.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 351 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-940

2.9 GHz | 4-core

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CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366

Currently N/A on Amazon

Out of Stock

Updated 350 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 3244 days newer than Core i7-940.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K

  • Performs up to 34% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i7-940 - 149 vs 111 FPS
  • Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 95 vs 130 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-940

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 8 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of HITMAN 2.
HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

149

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€299.9

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 299.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 351 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

111

74.49664429530202%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366

Currently N/A on Amazon

Out of Stock

Updated 350 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

100%

Multi-Core

5597

100%

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

447

28.913324708926265%

Multi-Core

1532

27.371806324816866%

Intel Core i5-8600K

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Intel Core i7-940

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateNov 17th, 2008
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameBloomfield
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1366
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6Threads
8
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.2 GHz
95 W
TDP130 W
14 nm
Process Size45 nm
36.0x
Multiplier22.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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