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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 654 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 91 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 3% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-7600K - 218 vs 212 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-7600K - $170.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i5-7600K - $0.78 vs $0.99 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 6 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
212
97.24770642201835%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
78.7878787878788%
Price, $
$210
80%
Intel Core i5-7600K LGA 1151 Desktop Processors (BX80677I57600K)
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
218
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$170
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 354138 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1507
88.02570093457945%
Multi-Core
4226
65.33704390847248%
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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