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Core i5-8600K vs Core i7-8700K

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

Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £202.18 on Amazon

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Intel Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

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Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £202.18 on Amazon

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Intel Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K and the more expensive Core i5-8600K have been released at the same time.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8600K - 191 vs 190 FPS
  • Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - £181.02 vs £202.18
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

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Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

190

99.47643979057592%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£202.18

89%

Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £202.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77777 minutes ago

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Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

191

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£181.02

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77777 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

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Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

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Core i7-8700K

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Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i5-8600K

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Single-Core

1546

97.724399494311%

Multi-Core

5597

86.8694707434425%

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Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

100%

Multi-Core

6443

100%

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Intel Core i7-8700K

Oct 5th, 2017Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
95 WTDP95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
36.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
YesOverclockableYes

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