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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600 is 2284 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3930K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 9% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-3930K - 122 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i7-3930K - $113.33 vs $204.73
- Up to 49% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-3930K - $1.03 vs $2.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3930K - 65 vs 130 Watts
Elden Ring
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Intel Core i7-3930K Hexa-Core Processor 3.2 Ghz 12 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73930K
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Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
122
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€1.03/FPS
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€125.8
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3930K | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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