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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-7740X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-7740X is 725 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-7740X - 91 vs 112 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7740X
- Performs up to 7% better in War Thunder than Core i5-6600K - 193 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-6600K - €156.88 vs €188.88
- Up to 23% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-6600K - €0.81 vs €1.05 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 8 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
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1920 x 1080
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Movie
Intel Bx80662I56600K Processore Core I5-6600K Skylake Quad-Core, 3.5 Ghz
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Core i7-7740X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
193
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.81/FPS
100%
Price, €
€156.88
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel - Processore core i7-7740x (kaby lake-x) quad-core 4.3 ghz socket lga 2066 boxato moltiplicatore sbloccato (dissipatore escluso)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-7740X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i7-7740X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 112 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 43.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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