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Core i5-8600 vs Core i7-8700

Core i5-8600 vs Core i7-8700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-8600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £208.88 on Amazon

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Updated 3488 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-8700

3.2 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £224.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3488 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £208.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3488 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700

3.2 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £224.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3488 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 44 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8600.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600

  • Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - £208.88 vs £224.88
  • Up to 7% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-8700 - £0.71 vs £0.76 per FPS

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700

  • Performs up to 1% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-8600 - 297 vs 295 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

295

99%

Value, £/FPS

£0.71/FPS

100%

Price, £

£208.88

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £208.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3488 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

297

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.76/FPS

93%

Price, £

£224.88

92%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £224.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3488 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1456

96%

Multi-Core

5027

85%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

100%

Multi-Core

5905

100%

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Intel Core i5-8600

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Intel Core i7-8700

Feb 14th, 2018
Release DateJan 1st, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
31.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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