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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-980X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 2892 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $148.02 vs $190.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-8600 - $0.94 vs $1.07 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 13% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-980X - 178 vs 158 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Resident Evil 4
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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
FPS
158
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$148.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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Game Graphics
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Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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