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In short — Core i5-7600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-7600K is 174 days older than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i9-7900X - 157 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £175.0 vs £450.0
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 91 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 20 vs 4 threads
Dead Island 2
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8 GHz QuadCore 6 MB Cache CPU - Black
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Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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