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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $213
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6600T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 914 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6600T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in Fortnite than Core i5-6600T - 228 vs 223 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i5-6600T - $140.0 vs $179.95
- Up to 25% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-6600T - $0.61 vs $0.81 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600T - 12 vs 4 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6600T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
223
97.80701754385966%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
75.30864197530863%
Price, $
$179.95
77%
Intel Core i5 i5-6600T Quad-core (4 Core) 2.70 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151 Pack CM8066201920601
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
228
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6600T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1181
78.05684071381361%
Multi-Core
3223
54.58086367485182%
Intel Core i5-6600T | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6600T or Core i7-8700
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
106 FPS
$8.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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29 FPS
$24.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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23 FPS
$78.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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74 FPS
$33.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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