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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 291 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - £175.0 vs £225.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i7-8700 - £0.75 vs £0.96 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 0% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i5-9600 - 235 vs 234 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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