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Core i5-6600K vs Core i7-870

Core i5-6600K vs Core i7-870: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 2123 days newer than Core i7-870.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Performs up to 17% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-870 - 143 vs 122 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 91 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-870

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

143

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

122

85.3146853146853%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€81.16

100%

Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for 81.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 156 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

100%

Multi-Core

4012

100%

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

482

33.96758280479211%

Multi-Core

1575

39.25722831505484%

Intel Core i5-6600K

vs

Intel Core i7-870

Jul 2nd, 2015
Release DateSep 8th, 2009
Core i5CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameLynnfield
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
91 W
TDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size45 nm
35.0x
Multiplier22.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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