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Core i7-6900K vs Core i5-7600K

Core i7-6900K vs Core i5-7600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-7600K

3.8 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i5-7600K Prozessor der 7. Generation (bis zu 4.20 GHz mit Intel Turbo-Boost-Technik 2.0, 6 MB Intel Smart-Cache)

Buy for 349.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 16730 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-7600K

3.8 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Intel Core i5-7600K Prozessor der 7. Generation (bis zu 4.20 GHz mit Intel Turbo-Boost-Technik 2.0, 6 MB Intel Smart-Cache)

Buy for 349.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 16730 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-7600K outperforms Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-7600K is 217 days newer than Core i7-6900K.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 16 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K

  • Performs up to 3% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-6900K - 177 vs 172 FPS
  • Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 91 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of No Man's Sky.
No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

172

97.17514124293785%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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Core i5-7600K

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

177

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.98/FPS

100%

Price, €

€349.9

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-7600K Prozessor der 7. Generation (bis zu 4.20 GHz mit Intel Turbo-Boost-Technik 2.0, 6 MB Intel Smart-Cache)

Buy for 349.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 16730 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

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Core i5-7600K

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

83.07896483078964%

Multi-Core

7118

100%

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Core i5-7600K

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1507

100%

Multi-Core

4226

59.37060972183198%

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Intel Core i7-6900K

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Intel Core i5-7600K

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Broadwell-ECodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
Cores4
Threads4
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
140 WTDP
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
32.0xMultiplier
NoneIntegrated Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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