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Intel logo Core i5-8600K
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Intel logo Core i7-980X

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General information Core i5-8600K Core i7-980X
Launched Q4 2017 Q1 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Gulftown
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 8.3 %
Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 16.3 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 6 50 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 26.9 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 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 × 9 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Performance Core i5-8600K Core i7-980X
Overall Score 50673 0 % 45842 9.5 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 17 % 72.6 %
Benchmark Score 6593 0 % 4416 33 %
Single Thread Score 2599.8 0 % 1526.9 41.3 %
Encrypting Data 3113.2 MB/s 0 % 2564.1 MB/s 17.6 %
Compressing Data 140 MB/s 0 % 113.1 MB/s 19.2 %
String objects sorting 17583.8 thousand/s 0 % 15560.8 thousand/s 11.5 %
Prime numbers generation 41.9 millions/s 0 % 32.8 millions/s 21.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 27831 millions/s 2.8 % 28646.5 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 24088.7 millions/s 0 % 11922.1 millions/s 50.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-8600K, Core i7-980X.

Average frames per second Core i5-8600K Core i7-980X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.2 FPS 90.8 FPS
High settings 168.3 FPS 145.4 FPS
Medium settings 210.4 FPS 181.7 FPS
Low settings 263.0 FPS 227.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.7 %

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 i5-8600K Core i7-980X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.7 FPS 131.2 FPS
High settings 223.6 FPS 209.9 FPS
Medium settings 279.4 FPS 262.4 FPS
Low settings 349.3 FPS 328.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.1 %
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