Intel Core i5-9600 vs Intel Core i7-7700

Intel Core i5-9600
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i5-9600
Intel Core i7-7700
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
Intel Core i7-7700

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-9600
    116%
  • Intel Core i7-7700
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-9600
    113%
  • Intel Core i7-7700
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-9600
    118%
  • Intel Core i7-7700
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-9600

13% higher single threaded performance.
18% higher multi threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 16% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-7700

None

Intel Core i5-9600

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-9600

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-9600Intel Core i7-7700
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
HTT
vPro

Architecture

Intel Core i5-9600Intel Core i7-7700
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Kabylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsKaby Lake
Release DateSep 2018vsSep 2016

Cores

Intel Core i5-9600Intel Core i7-7700
Cores6vs4
Threads6vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel HD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Core i5-9600Intel Core i7-7700
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 i5-9600Intel Core i7-7700
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vs
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-9600Intel Core i7-7700
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock4500 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-9600
    5400 points
  • Intel Core i7-7700
    4320 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-9600
    22320 points
  • Intel Core i7-7700
    20736 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-9600 (simulated)
    191.25
  • Intel Core i7-7700
    168

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-9600 (simulated)
    1039.61
  • Intel Core i7-7700
    877

points - higher is better