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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 1658 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 7% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-8600K - 193 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - CA$169.0 vs CA$225.0
- Up to 30% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-8600K - CA$0.88 vs CA$1.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
193
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$169
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 5 5600
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
44 FPS
CA$30.2/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 2 TB SSD
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8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 512 GB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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52 FPS
CA$28.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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44 FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600
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CA$26.8/FPS
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