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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9600KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700K is 460 days older than the more expensive Core i5-9600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-9600KF - £181.02 vs £220.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i5-9600KF - £0.85 vs £1.03 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
214
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.85/FPS
100%
Price, £
£181.02
100%
Value Winner
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 i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor
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Updated 6487 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | Intel Core i5-9600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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