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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-7640X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-7640X is 233 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7640X
- Performs up to 20% better in League of Legends than Core i5-8600 - 206 vs 171 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-7640X - $129.0 vs $356.7
- Up to 57% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-7640X - $0.75 vs $1.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-7640X - 65 vs 112 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7640X - 6 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-7640X X-Series Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 112W
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Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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1920 x 1080
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Very High
Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7640X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 112 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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