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In short — Core i5-7600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-7600K is 521 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-7600K - $180.0 vs $190.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-7600K - $0.97 vs $1.02 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Performs up to 1% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-6700K - 186 vs 185 FPS
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Intel Core i7-6700K
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Intel Core i5-7600K LGA 1151 Desktop Processors (BX80677I57600K)
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i5-7600K |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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