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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6850K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 492 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - £168.88 vs £178.88
- Up to 4% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-8600K - £0.75 vs £0.78 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Fortnite than Core i7-6850K - 228 vs 224 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
224
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.75/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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