IntelBX80684I58600K
IntelBX80605I5750

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.66GHz, Nehalem.
Release date: Q3 2009.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 308,633 user samples
264,837 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 101% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 101%
SPEED RANK: 136th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
43,796 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 48% Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 48% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 559th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
90.7 % Much faster effective speed.
+47%
61.5 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
90.1 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5%
85.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
129 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+93%
66.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
257 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+96%
131 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
502 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+130%
218 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
656 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+188%
228 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.5 Pts +2% 94.3 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
151 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+77%
85.1 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
302 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+76%
172 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
594 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+99%
299 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
798 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+162%
304 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,718,584 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.42 % Hugely higher market share.
+320%
0.1 %
Value
Value For Money
103 % Better value.
+16%
89.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
78 % Much more popular.
+44%
54 %
Price
Price (score)
$173 $72 Much cheaper.
+58%
Age
Newest
78 Months Much more recent.
+56%
177 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
95 Watts 95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
6 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+69%
45 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+35%
2.66 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+34%
3.2 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
828 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+176%
300 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
681 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+196%
230 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Coffee Lake Nehalem
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 LGA1156
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 630 None
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q4'17 Q3'09
Cache
Cache
9 MB 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2 SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available
No Yes
Lithography
Lithography
14 nm 45 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
N/A $193.00 - $213.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
4.30 GHz 3.2 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s DMI3 2.5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
64 GB 16 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4-2666 DDR3 1066/1333
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Yes No
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0 1.0
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
Yes No
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions
Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3.0 2.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
Up to 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4 1x16, 2x8

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The unlocked hex-core i5-8600K from Intel’s latest Coffee Lake generation of processors is the new flagship of the i5 series, succeeding the Kaby Lake quad-core i5-7600K. The 8th generation of processors brings the largest performance uplift since Sandy Bridge by adding more cores at each of the i3, i5 and i7 product lines. Like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8600K is built upon optimized 14nm architecture, marginally improved upon from Kaby Lake and Skylake. The 8600K has a 95W TDP and a nominal stock clock of 3.6 GHz, which boosts to 4.1 GHz for all six cores, 4.2 GHz for dual/quad and 4.3 GHz for single core. Early benchmarks put the i5-8600K’s effective speed 15% ahead of the i5-7600K. A 50% increase in multi-core speed is explained by two additional cores and thanks to the quad-core clock bump from 4 GHz on the 7600K to 4.2 GHz on the 8600K there is also an additional 5% performance boost across all workloads. All Coffee Lake processors require a 300-series chipset, making a straight CPU upgrade unfeasible despite sharing the same socket as their Z270 predecessors. Even though most games still use less than 4 cores simultaneously, the i5-8600K is a great choice for gamers but for $80 less, the 8350K which is faster than last years 7600K and only marginally weaker for gaming than the 8600K is certainly well worth considering as well. [Oct '17 CPUPro]

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The Intel Core i5-750 is a mid-range quad core, four thread desktop processor which is part of the Nehalem series launched in Q3 2009. Considering the age of this processor, its effective speed of 67 is damn impressive. It has a base frequency of 2.66 GHz, which boosts to 3.2 GHz turbo when under load and can be significantly extended beyond by overclocking. Combined with a decent graphics card, the i5-750 should give a reasonable gaming experience even by today’s standards. There are of course faster modern alternatives such as the i5-4690K, but if you already have the 750 with an older graphics card it's likely that your GPU will need updating before the CPU. Comparing the 750 and 4690K shows that the 4690K has an effective speed of 109 which is 62% faster than the now five years old i5-750. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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