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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-7600K is 174 days older than the more expensive Core i7-7800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-7800X - 179 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-7800X - $170.0 vs $472.84
- Up to 65% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-7800X - $0.95 vs $2.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-7800X - 91 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-7800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 12 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$170
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7600K LGA 1151 Desktop Processors (BX80677I57600K)
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Intel Core i7-7800X X-Series Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
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Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i7-7800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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