Intel Core i5-8600 vs Intel Core i5-7640X

Intel Core i5-8600 $213
Intel Core i5-7640X $250
6 Cores
6 Threads
3.1GHz Clock
4 Cores
4 Threads
4GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1151
Socket
LGA 2066
iGPU
UHD 630 1150MHz
440 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
No GPU
- -

GB6 Single-Core

  • 12% slower vs Core i5-7640X
  • 13% faster vs Core i5-8600
Core i5-8600 - GB6S 1,460
x1
Core i5-7640X - GB6S 1,650
x1.13

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 12% faster vs Core i5-7640X
  • 11% slower vs Core i5-8600
Core i5-8600 - GB6M 5,045
x1.12
Core i5-7640X - GB6M 4,500
x1
  • 11% faster vs Core i5-7640X
  • 10% slower vs Core i5-8600
Core i5-8600 - 42.7GB/s
x1.11
Core i5-7640X - 38.4GB/s
x1
  • 42% lower vs Core i5-7640X
  • 72% higher vs Core i5-8600
Core i5-8600 - 65W
x1
Core i5-7640X - 112W
x1.72
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Skylake
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Core 8th Gen
Family
Core 7th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Coffee Lake-S
Coffee Lake-6C
Codename
Kaby Lake-X
Kaby Lake-4C-GT2
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/1/2018
Release Date
6/26/2017
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Node
14nm++
Node
14nm+
Die Size
150 mm²
Die Size
125 mm²
Transistor Count
2.5 Billion
Transistor Count
2.1 Billion
6 Cores
4 Cores
6 Threads
4 Threads
3.1GHz
4.3GHz Boost
4GHz
4.2GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Unlocked
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L3
9MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
6MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
64GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1333MHz
Transfer Rate
2666MT/s
Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
2400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
42.7GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
19.2GB/s
Bandwidth
38.4GB/s
TDP
65W
TDP
112W
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 115x-Al v2
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
UHD 630 1150MHz
192 Shaders
1150MHz
440 GFLOPS FP32
No GPU
-
-
- -
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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