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Core i7-9700KF vs Core i5-8600

Core i7-9700KF vs Core i5-8600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-9700KF

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-9700KF Logo
Intel Core i7-9700KF Processor (12m Cache, Up to 4.90 GHz)

Buy for £379.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74349 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £114.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74349 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-9700KF

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-9700KF Logo
Intel Core i7-9700KF Processor (12m Cache, Up to 4.90 GHz)

Buy for £379.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74349 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £114.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74349 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-9700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-9700KF is 328 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF

  • Performs up to 3% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-8600 - 146 vs 142 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 8 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600

  • Up to 70% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - £114.88 vs £379.99
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
This is a free version of Watch Dogs: Legion.
Watch Dogs: Legion

Watch Dogs: Legion

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-9700KF Logo
Core i7-9700KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

146

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£379.99

30%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-9700KF Processor (12m Cache, Up to 4.90 GHz)

Buy for £379.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74349 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

142

97.26027397260275%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£114.88

100%

Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £114.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74349 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-9700KF Logo
Core i7-9700KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9700KF Logo
Core i7-9700KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1666

100%

Multi-Core

7107

100%

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1456

87.39495798319328%

Multi-Core

5027

70.7330800619108%

Intel Core i7-9700KF Logo

Intel Core i7-9700KF

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Intel Core i5-8600 Logo

Intel Core i5-8600

Jan 8th, 2019
Release DateFeb 14th, 2018
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
8
Threads6
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.1 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier31.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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