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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 51365 0 % 50679 1.3 %
Future Proof 53 % 14.5 % 62 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 6961 0 % 6597 5.2 %
Single Thread Score 2272 13.2 % 2616.3 0 %
Encrypting Data 2895.5 MB/s 6.5 % 3097.8 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 158.9 MB/s 0 % 140.2 MB/s 11.8 %
String objects sorting 21164.8 thousand/s 0 % 17619.4 thousand/s 16.8 %
Prime numbers generation 48.1 millions/s 0 % 42.3 millions/s 12.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37425.5 millions/s 0 % 27760.9 millions/s 25.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 24368.7 millions/s 0 % 23976 millions/s 1.6 %

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 214.4 FPS 210.3 FPS
Low settings 268.0 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 140.9 FPS 139.7 FPS
High settings 225.5 FPS 223.5 FPS
Medium settings 281.8 FPS 279.4 FPS
Low settings 352.3 FPS 349.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.8 %
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