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In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 2593 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 15% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-2600K - 129 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - £114.88 vs £298.98
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
668
45.879120879120876%
Multi-Core
2320
46.15078575691267%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600K |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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