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In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 958 days older than Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 6 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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