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In short — Core i7-7700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-7700K is 407 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i7-7700K - £114.88 vs £198.88
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-7700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700K
- Performs up to 2% better in Minecraft than Core i5-8600 - 727 vs 713 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
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz QuadCore 8MB Cache Processor
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1456
92.67982176957352%
Multi-Core
5027
98.47208619000979%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i7-7700K |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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