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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-7700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-7700 is 551 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Performs up to 1% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-6600 - 131 vs 130 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - $79.0 vs $167.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-7700 - $0.61 vs $1.27 per FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7700 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-7700 or Core i5-6600
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$1688.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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