Intel Core i5-8600T vs Intel Core i7-2700K

Intel Core i5-8600T
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2300 MHz / Cores: 6 / Apr 2018
Intel Core i5-8600T
Intel Core i7-2700K
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Oct 2011
Intel Core i7-2700K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8600T
    120%
  • Intel Core i7-2700K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8600T
    118%
  • Intel Core i7-2700K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8600T
    122%
  • Intel Core i7-2700K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8600T

18% higher single threaded performance.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 22% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
60 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 20% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2700K

None

Intel Core i5-8600T

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8600T

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-8600T

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8600T

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-8600TIntel Core i7-2700K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
Hyper-Threading

Architecture

Intel Core i5-8600TIntel Core i7-2700K
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsSandy Bridge
Release DateApr 2018vsOct 2011

Cores

Intel Core i5-8600TIntel Core i7-2700K
Cores6vs4
Threads6vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel HD 3000

Cache

Intel Core i5-8600TIntel Core i7-2700K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache9216 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-8600TIntel Core i7-2700K
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA10
Die Sizeunknownvs216mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-8600TIntel Core i7-2700K
Cpu Frequency2300 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clock3700 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP35 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8600T
    4440 points
  • Intel Core i7-2700K
    3900 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8600T
    16560 points
  • Intel Core i7-2700K
    16800 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8600T (simulated)
    157.25
  • Intel Core i7-2700K (simulated)
    132.39

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8600T (simulated)
    771.32
  • Intel Core i7-2700K (simulated)
    632.06

points - higher is better