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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600K is 177 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 13% better in Starfield than Ryzen 5 1600 - 60 vs 53 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600 - CA$225.0 vs CA$250.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 5 1600 - CA$3.75 vs CA$4.72 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
60
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.75/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$225
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 65W AM4 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler (YD1600BBAFBOX)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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