Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6850K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 492 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Death Stranding than Core i7-6850K - 227 vs 224 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $115.0 vs $139.0
- Up to 16% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i5-8600K - $0.51 vs $0.61 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Buy for $139 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 61 minutes ago
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
224
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $115 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 62 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | 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 | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |