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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-940 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 3244 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 7% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-940 - 136 vs 127 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 95 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €49.0 vs €242.73
- Up to 78% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i5-8600K - €0.39 vs €1.78 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 8 vs 6 threads
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)
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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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i7-940 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 17th, 2008 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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