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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600K is 2415 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 15% better in Battlefield V than Core i7-990X - 243 vs 212 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $87.75 vs $130.17
- Up to 41% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i7-990X - $0.4 vs $0.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 95 vs 130 Watts
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
212
87.24279835390946%
Value, €/FPS
€0.68/FPS
58.82352941176471%
Price, €
€144.49
67%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
243
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.4/FPS
100%
Price, €
€97.4
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
36.54592496765847%
Multi-Core
2626
46.91799178131142%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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