Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7900X outperforms Core i7-5600U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7900X is 848 days newer than Core i7-5600U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5600U
- Consumes up to 89% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 15 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 11% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-5600U - 205 vs 184 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5600U - 20 vs 4 threads
Dota 2
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TOP 5 Games
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Core i7-5600U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5600U | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 5500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
