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In short — Core i9-7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7900X is 174 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-7600 - 122 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £76.66 vs £428.66
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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Intel Core i5-7600 3.5 GHz QuadCore 6 Mb Cache CPU - Black
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i5-7600
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7600
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1373
96.55414908579466%
Multi-Core
3812
43.41191208290628%
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-7600 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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