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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700K is 1130 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 5% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-5930K - 191 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $192.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 67% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-5930K - $1.01 vs $3.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
182
95.28795811518324%
Value, $/FPS
$3.02/FPS
33.443708609271525%
Price, $
$549.95
34%
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$192
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1156
73.07206068268015%
Multi-Core
5480
85.05354648455689%
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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