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In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 792 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $79.0 vs $299.99
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 4% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i5-6600 - 146 vs 140 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 36 vs 4 threads
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
86.0200668896321%
Multi-Core
3552
30.57851239669421%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 4 | Threads | 36 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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