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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 765 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 9% better in Starfield than Core i7-6700T - 60 vs 55 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700T
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $89.08 vs $125.0
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 35 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Core i7-6700T 2.8GHz Tray CPU
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-6700T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1183
76.52005174644243%
Multi-Core
3566
63.71270323387529%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i7-6700T |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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