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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1127 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 10% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8600K - 146 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - CA$209.00 vs CA$245.00
- Up to 22% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8600K - CA$1.43 vs CA$1.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
146
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.43/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$209
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K | vs | Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 5 5600X
With selected game settings
100 FPS
CA$18.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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125 FPS
CA$15.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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125 FPS
CA$16.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
CA$18.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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