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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $213
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MSRP in USD: $213
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 914 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-6600 - 133 vs 130 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $79.0 vs $200.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-8700 - $0.61 vs $1.5 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 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 i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i5-6600
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
44 FPS
$18.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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32 FPS
$27.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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52 FPS
$13.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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3 FPS
$416.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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27 FPS
$92.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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