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Intel logo Core i7-8700K
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Intel logo Core i5-6600K

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General information Core i7-8700K Core i5-6600K
Launched Q4 2017 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Skylake-S
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 5.4 %
Turbo Clock 4.7 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 17 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 91 W 4.2 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i7-8700K Core i5-6600K
Overall Score 54512 0 % 44971 17.5 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 49 % 21 %
Benchmark Score 8830 0 % 4090 53.7 %
Single Thread Score 2711.1 0 % 2321 14.4 %
Encrypting Data 4808.4 MB/s 0 % 1844.7 MB/s 61.6 %
Compressing Data 193.7 MB/s 0 % 84.3 MB/s 56.5 %
String objects sorting 25748 thousand/s 0 % 10636.4 thousand/s 58.7 %
Prime numbers generation 38.9 millions/s 0 % 31.2 millions/s 20 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 46312.6 millions/s 0 % 16442 millions/s 64.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 28658.6 millions/s 0 % 14205.7 millions/s 50.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-8700K, Core i5-6600K.

Average frames per second Core i7-8700K Core i5-6600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 116.6 FPS 88.2 FPS
High settings 186.5 FPS 141.2 FPS
Medium settings 233.2 FPS 176.5 FPS
Low settings 291.5 FPS 220.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 24.3 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-8700K Core i5-6600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 146.5 FPS 129.7 FPS
High settings 234.3 FPS 207.4 FPS
Medium settings 292.9 FPS 259.3 FPS
Low settings 366.2 FPS 324.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.5 %
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