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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 34 days newer than Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 28 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-7940X - 222 vs 219 FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Borderlands 3
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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Badass
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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