Intel Core i5-9600KF vs Intel Core i7-7700K

Intel Core i5-9600KF
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jan 2019
Intel Core i5-9600KF
Intel Core i7-7700K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
4200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
Intel Core i7-7700K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

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

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-9600KF
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-9600KF
    127%
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-9600KF

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 27% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-7700K

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i5-9600KF.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


Intel Core i5-9600KF

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-9600KF

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-9600KFIntel Core i7-7700K
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

Architecture

Intel Core i5-9600KFIntel Core i7-7700K
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Kabylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsKaby Lake
Release DateJan 2019vsSep 2016

Cores

Intel Core i5-9600KFIntel Core i7-7700K
Cores6vs4
Threads6vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Core i5-9600KFIntel Core i7-7700K
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache9MB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

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

Performance

Intel Core i5-9600KFIntel Core i7-7700K
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs4200 MHz
Turbo Clock4600 MHzvs4500 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP95 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-9600KF
    5520 points
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    5400 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-9600KF
    26640 points
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    24192 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-9600KF (simulated)
    195.5
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    196

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-9600KF (simulated)
    1240.82
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    972

points - higher is better