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In short — Core i5-7600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-7600 is 2186 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-7600 - $85.0 vs $99.0
- Up to 13% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i5-7600 - $0.4 vs $0.46 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-2600K - 217 vs 212 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
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Epic
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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Intel Core i5 i5-7600 Quad-Core (4 Core) 3.50 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151 OEM Pack-Tray Packaging CM8067702868011
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Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-7600
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i5-7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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