Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper FX-8150 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8150 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 2185 days newer than the cheaper FX-8150.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 4% better in Resident Evil Village than FX-8150 - 302 vs 291 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - CA$87.12 vs CA$218.88
- Up to 58% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i5-8600K - CA$0.3 vs CA$0.72 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
302
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.72/FPS
41%
Price, CA$
CA$218.88
39%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$218.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
291
96%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$87.12
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$87.12 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD FX-8150 |
---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
Core i5 | Collection | FX |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Zambezi |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 18.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |