Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700K is 928 days older than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8500 - 145 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - €188.88 vs €208.88
- Up to 12% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8500 - €1.3 vs €1.47 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
145
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.3/FPS
100%
Price, €
€188.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
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Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |