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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 796 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i7-6700K - 176 vs 175 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - £188.88 vs £202.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-8600K - £1.08 vs £1.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 91 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
175
99%
Value, £/FPS
£1.08/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
Buy for £188.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 86 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | 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 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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