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In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7600K on the selected game parameters. However, both CPUs are the same in terms of value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 275 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 91 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Rocket League than Core i5-7600K - 725 vs 721 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-7600K - $186.0 vs $190.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 12 vs 4 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Intel Core i5-7600K LGA 1151 Desktop Processors (BX80677I57600K)
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Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-7600K or Core i7-8700K
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
273 FPS
$5.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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