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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-660 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600 is 2960 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-660.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-660
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 6% better in World of Tanks than Core i5-660 - 535 vs 505 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-660 - $135.0 vs $149.95
- Up to 17% better value when playing World of Tanks than Core i5-660 - $0.25 vs $0.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-660 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-660 - 6 vs 4 threads
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-660 Processor 3.33 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
535
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$135
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-660 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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