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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K is 196 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 7% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Ryzen 5 2600 - 131 vs 122 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - CA$142.72 vs CA$205.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i5-8600K - CA$1.17 vs CA$1.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
131
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.56/FPS
74%
Price, CA$
CA$205
69%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
122
93%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.17/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$142.72
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.4 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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Updated 5093 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 5 2600
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
22 FPS
CA$150.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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