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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 166 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $175.0 vs $1099.0
- Up to 84% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-7980XE - $1.34 vs $8.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8600 - 132 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 36 vs 6 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
131
99.24242424242425%
Value, $/FPS
$1.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.33/FPS
16.086434573829532%
Price, $
$1099
15%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
Buy for $1,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350207 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1456
97.3913043478261%
Multi-Core
5027
43.27651515151515%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 6 | Threads | 36 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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