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Intel logo Core i7-8700K
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Intel logo Core i5-9600

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General information Core i7-8700K Core i5-9600
Launched Q4 2017 Q3 2019
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Coffee Lake Refresh
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.1 GHz 16.2 %
Turbo Clock 4.7 GHz 0 % 4.6 GHz 2.1 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 6 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 65 W 31.6 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
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 × 12 MB
1 × 9 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Performance Core i7-8700K Core i5-9600
Overall Score 54502 0 % 50908 6.6 %
Future Proof 62 % 13.9 % 72 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 8824 0 % 6717 23.9 %
Single Thread Score 2737.5 0.3 % 2746.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 4829.5 MB/s 0 % 3299.4 MB/s 31.7 %
Compressing Data 194.8 MB/s 0 % 140.9 MB/s 27.7 %
String objects sorting 25779.9 thousand/s 0 % 18279.1 thousand/s 29.1 %
Prime numbers generation 39.2 millions/s 0 % 37.8 millions/s 3.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 46117.7 millions/s 0 % 29601.7 millions/s 35.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 28764.1 millions/s 0 % 25062.9 millions/s 12.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-8700K, Core i5-9600.

Average frames per second Core i7-8700K Core i5-9600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 116.6 FPS 105.9 FPS
High settings 186.5 FPS 169.5 FPS
Medium settings 233.1 FPS 211.8 FPS
Low settings 291.4 FPS 264.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.1 %

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 i5-9600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 146.7 FPS 140.4 FPS
High settings 234.8 FPS 224.6 FPS
Medium settings 293.5 FPS 280.7 FPS
Low settings 366.9 FPS 350.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.3 %
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