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Intel logo Core i5-8600K
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Intel logo Core i7-3960X

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General information Core i5-8600K Core i7-3960X
Launched Q4 2017 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 8.3 %
Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 9.3 %
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 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Performance Core i5-8600K Core i7-3960X
Overall Score 50674 0 % 48276 4.7 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 27 % 56.5 %
Benchmark Score 6594 0 % 5431 17.6 %
Single Thread Score 2600.8 0 % 1798.8 30.8 %
Encrypting Data 3089.5 MB/s 0 % 2555.3 MB/s 17.3 %
Compressing Data 138.5 MB/s 0 % 136.8 MB/s 1.2 %
String objects sorting 17454.7 thousand/s 16.7 % 20942 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 42.2 millions/s 0 % 41.6 millions/s 1.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 27784.9 millions/s 16 % 33089.8 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 23757.4 millions/s 0 % 12249.5 millions/s 48.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-8600K, Core i7-3960X.

Average frames per second Core i5-8600K Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.2 FPS 98.1 FPS
High settings 168.3 FPS 156.9 FPS
Medium settings 210.4 FPS 196.2 FPS
Low settings 263.0 FPS 245.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.8 %

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 i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.9 FPS 135.7 FPS
High settings 223.8 FPS 217.0 FPS
Medium settings 279.7 FPS 271.3 FPS
Low settings 349.7 FPS 339.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 3 %
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