Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 624 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 3% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-6900K - 132 vs 128 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $120.0 vs $135.0
- Up to 8% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-8600 - $0.94 vs $1.02 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 16 vs 6 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
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Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
128
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 17831 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
6 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |