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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700 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 cheaper Core i7-7700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 4% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-7700 - 118 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-7700 - $1.44 vs $1.48 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $167.0 vs $170.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$170
98%
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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Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i7-7700 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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