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Core i5-8600K vs Core i7-8700K

Core i5-8600K vs Core i7-8700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £176.66 on Amazon

In Stock

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Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £176.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 387 minutes ago

Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £176.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 387 minutes ago

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Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £176.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 387 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700K and Core i5-8600K have been released at the same time.

Advantages of Core i7-8700K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-8600K - 80 vs 79 FPS
  • Up to 1% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-8600K - £2.21 vs £2.24 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
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Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

79

99%

Value, £/FPS

£2.24/FPS

99%

Price, £

£176.66

100%

Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £176.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 387 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

80

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.21/FPS

100%

Price, £

£176.66

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £176.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 387 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

98%

Multi-Core

5597

87%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

100%

Multi-Core

6443

100%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Core i5-8600K

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Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Core i7-8700K

Oct 5th, 2017Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5Core i7
Coffee LakeCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1151
Desktop
Desktop
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6
12
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
4.3 GHz
4.7 GHz
95 W95 W
14 nm14 nm
36.0x
37.0x
None
UHD Graphics 630
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