Intel Core i7 8th Gen Unlocked vs Intel Core i5 6600K Unlocked

The Intel Core i7-8700K makes for a good, if unremarkable, CPU for people with a $470 budget.

The Intel Core i5-6600K, however, is merely mediocre at its $199 asking price, when compared to similarly priced products, and won't satisfy the needs of most people.

In either case, we suggest that you first take a look at some other options at the $470 and $170 price points before committing to one of these - it's likely that you'll be able to find some better alternatives.

If you're still interested in learning more about the Intel Core i7-8700K and Intel Core i5-6600K, however, we wrote a summary of what we could find about them:

The Intel Core i7-8700K has done really well in a number of roundups conducted by sources that perform reliable hands-on testing, like Windows Central, TrustedReviews, and TechSpot - it ended up getting the "Top Pick" title from Windows Central, "Best value gaming CPU" from TrustedReviews, and "Best No-Compromise Gaming CPU" from TechSpot. That's high praise coming from reliable sources.

Taking a look at the Intel Core i5-6600K, it got featured in roundups from two reliable sources that conduct their own testing - Expert Reviews and PCmag - but it fell short of earning a top spot in either.

We examined all of the review data that we could find and first took a look at sources that reviewed both of them, like PCmag, and found that they haven't shown a preference for either product.

Then we checked which sources liked these two CPUs best and found that the Intel Core i7-8700K got its highest, 10, review score from reviewers at Techradar, whereas the Intel Core i5-6600K earned its best score of 10 from Expert Reviews.