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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7820X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600 is 480 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7820X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Performs up to 7% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-7820X - 30 vs 28 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-7820X - $175.0 vs $445.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-7820X - $5.83 vs $15.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-7820X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-7820X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7820X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 16 vs 6 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
30
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i7 i7-7820X Octa-core 8 Core 3.60 GHz Processor Socket R4 LGA-2066
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-7820X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600 | vs | Intel Core i7-7820X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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