Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600 is 166 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 2% better in New World than Core i9-7940X - 116 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $187.89 vs $385.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing New World than Core i9-7940X - $1.62 vs $3.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 28 vs 6 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
116
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$187.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $187.89 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 14 |
6 | Threads | 28 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |