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In short — Core i7-7700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-7700K is 275 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-7700K - $125.0 vs $144.34
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-8600K - 181 vs 180 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 91 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
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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 i7-7700K Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.5 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 100/200 Series 91W
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Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i7-7700K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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