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Prices and StockMSRP $359
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MSRP $359
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 379 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9600.
Advantages of Core i5-9600
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - £130.60 vs £176.66
- Up to 24% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-8700K - £0.19 vs £0.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Rocket League than Core i5-9600 - 707 vs 703 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
703
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.19/FPS
100%
Price, £
£130.6
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for £130.6 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 437 minutes ago
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
Buy for £176.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 437 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600 | vs | Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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