Intel Core i7 8700K vs Intel Core i5 9600K
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 8700K, vs Intel Core i5 9600K. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 45.9 GOps/s | 29.3 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 28.5 GOps/s | 24.9 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 39 M primes/s | 43 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 25.3 M strings/s | 18.4 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 4.8 GB/s | 3.3 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 199.1 MB/s | 148.8 MB/s |
| Physics | 812 frames/s | 746 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 135 M matrices/s | 129 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 509.8 MB/s | 548.1 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 52.2 KLines/s | 43.6 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 149.8 pages/s | 150.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 210.4 MP/sec | 216.2 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 165.3 pages/s | 162.1 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 38 frames/s | 41.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 61.1 frames/s | 72.2 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 10.8 MP/sec | 7.85 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 72.9 PPW | 68.5 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 143 PPW | 112 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 5.3 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 1.34 PPW | 0.99 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | October, 5, 2017 | October, 8, 2018 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Coffee Lake |
| Model number | i7-8700K | i5-9600K |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | UHD Graphics 630 |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores count | 6 | 6 |
| Threads count | 12 | 6 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 37x | 37x |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 256 KB/core | 256 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB total | 9 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Process tech. | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 95 W | 95 W |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | LGA-1151 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2666 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB | 41.6 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 16 | 16 |
| Channels | 41422 | 41422 |
Results
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