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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms Core i9-7960X 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 i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-7960X - 190 vs 186 FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 32 vs 6 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i5-8600K, 3.6 GHZ, 9MB Cache, LGA 1151
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Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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