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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-10700K is 806 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i7-10700K - £155.28 vs £235.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Stray than Core i7-10700K - £0.84 vs £1.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i5-8600 - 186 vs 184 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
184
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£155.28
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i7-10700K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i7-10700K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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