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Core i7-980X vs Core i5-8600

Core i7-980X vs Core i5-8600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 2892 days newer than Core i7-980X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X

  • 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 6% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i7-980X - 201 vs 189 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 65 vs 130 Watts
This is a free version of HITMAN 3.
HITMAN 3

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010


FPS

189

94.02985074626866%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

201

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£114.88

100%

FPS Winner

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 76698 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010


Single-Core

554

38.04945054945055%

Multi-Core

2604

51.800278496120946%

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1456

100%

Multi-Core

5027

100%

Intel Core i7-980X Logo

Intel Core i7-980X

vs
Intel Core i5-8600 Logo

Intel Core i5-8600

Mar 16th, 2010Release Date
Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7CollectionCore i5
GulftownCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.1 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
25.0xMultiplier
31.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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