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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Athlon 200GE on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 200GE is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 336 days older than the cheaper Athlon 200GE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 10% better in Sea of Thieves than Athlon 200GE - 240 vs 219 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 200GE - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 200GE
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - CA$145.56 vs CA$218.62
- Up to 27% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-8600K - CA$0.66 vs CA$0.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 35 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
240
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.91/FPS
72%
Price, CA$
CA$218.62
66%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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Updated 266 minutes ago
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
FPS
219
91%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$145.56
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE 2-Core 4-Thread AM4 Socket Desktop Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics
Buy for CA$145.56 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 266 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Athlon 200GE |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 6th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Athlon |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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