Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 64 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 2% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 2600 - 279 vs 274 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - CA$142.72 vs CA$254.99
- Up to 43% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-8600 - CA$0.52 vs CA$0.91 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
279
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.91/FPS
57%
Price, CA$
CA$254.99
55%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$254.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 242 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
274
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$142.72
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$142.72 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 243 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |