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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-7600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-7600K is 552 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Performs up to 7% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-6700 - 79 vs 74 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i5-7600K - $129.0 vs $190.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-7600K - $1.74 vs $2.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 8 vs 4 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Intel Core i5-7600K LGA 1151 Desktop Processors (BX80677I57600K)
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-7600K or Core i7-6700
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
1 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
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