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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 959 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 1% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i7-6700 - 490 vs 483 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - £80.09 vs £186.45
- Up to 55% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i5-8600 - £0.17 vs £0.38 per FPS
- 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
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
483
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.17/FPS
100%
Price, £
£80.09
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-6700 3.40 GHz Quad-Core Octa-Thread 8 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processor LGA1151
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Updated 91 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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