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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X 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 i9-7940X is 792 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $74.0 vs $425.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i9-7940X - $0.45 vs $2.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 1% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-6600 - 167 vs 165 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 28 vs 4 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
165
98.80239520958084%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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In Stock
Updated 349036 minutes ago
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
167
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.54/FPS
17.716535433070867%
Price, $
$425
17%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
Buy for $425 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349036 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
93.86861313868613%
Multi-Core
3552
35.79562632268467%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 4 | Threads | 28 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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