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In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 233 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £114.88 vs £450.0
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 20 vs 6 threads
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Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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