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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6850K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 624 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $120.0 vs $175.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8600 - $0.87 vs $1.22 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6850K - 144 vs 138 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
138
95.83333333333334%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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Updated 349268 minutes ago
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
71.31147540983606%
Price, $
$175
68%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for $175 on Amazon
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Updated 349268 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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