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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-980X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 2892 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 14% better in Battlefield V than Core i7-980X - 241 vs 211 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $148.02 vs $186.98
- Up to 10% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i5-8600 - $0.7 vs $0.78 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
FPS
211
87%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$148.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Updated 202 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i7-980X |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2010 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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