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Intel logo Core i7-6800K
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Intel logo Core i5-8600K

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General information Core i7-6800K Core i5-8600K
Launched Q2 2016 Q4 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Coffee Lake
Clock 3.4 GHz 5.6 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 11.6 % 4.3 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 6 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 95 W 32.1 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 9 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-6800K Core i5-8600K
Overall Score 51477 0 % 50805 1.3 %
Future Proof 53 % 14.5 % 62 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 7022 0 % 6662 5.1 %
Single Thread Score 2278.8 12 % 2590.4 0 %
Encrypting Data 2927.5 MB/s 4.9 % 3077.1 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 159.6 MB/s 0 % 138 MB/s 13.5 %
String objects sorting 21092.8 thousand/s 0 % 17527.4 thousand/s 16.9 %
Prime numbers generation 47.5 millions/s 0 % 42.4 millions/s 10.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37153.4 millions/s 0 % 27797.8 millions/s 25.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 24311.8 millions/s 0 % 24105.8 millions/s 0.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6800K, Core i5-8600K.

Average frames per second Core i7-6800K Core i5-8600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 107.2 FPS 105.2 FPS
High settings 171.5 FPS 168.2 FPS
Medium settings 214.3 FPS 210.3 FPS
Low settings 267.9 FPS 262.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.9 %

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 i7-6800K Core i5-8600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 141.0 FPS 139.8 FPS
High settings 225.6 FPS 223.7 FPS
Medium settings 282.0 FPS 279.7 FPS
Low settings 352.5 FPS 349.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.8 %
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