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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-7800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7800X
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - £169.95 vs £189.16
- Up to 7% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-8600 - £1.44 vs £1.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 3% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-7800X - 122 vs 118 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-7800X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
118
96%
Value, £/FPS
£1.44/FPS
100%
Price, £
£169.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-7800X 3.50 GHz LGA 2066 CPU Box - Black
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7800X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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