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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700K is 928 days older than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-8600 - 143 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - £116.99 vs £148.88
- Up to 22% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-8600 - £0.82 vs £1.05 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
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
143
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.82/FPS
100%
Price, £
£116.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 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 | 4.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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