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Core i9-7940X vs Core i5-6600K

Core i9-7940X vs Core i5-6600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6600K 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 i5-6600K is 792 days older than Core i9-7940X.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 28 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-7940X - 560 vs 554 FPS
  • Consumes up to 45% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 91 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

554

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

560

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.34/FPS

100%

Price, €

€188.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Bx80662I56600K Processore Core I5-6600K Skylake Quad-Core, 3.5 Ghz

Buy for 188.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 187 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1370

96%

Multi-Core

9923

100%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

100%

Multi-Core

4012

40%

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo

Intel Core i9-7940X

vs
Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Intel Core i5-6600K

Sep 1st, 2017
Release DateJul 2nd, 2015
Core i9CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
14
Cores4
28
Threads4
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.9 GHz
165 WTDP
91 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
31.0xMultiplier
35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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