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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $259
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600G 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 5600G is 1286 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 3% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-8600K - 127 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - CA$179.0 vs CA$225.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-8600K - CA$1.41 vs CA$1.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
127
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.41/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$179
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 5 5600G
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
65 FPS
CA$44.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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65 FPS
CA$21.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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98 FPS
CA$17.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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85 FPS
CA$18.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,549.99
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65 FPS
CA$22.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,449.99
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65 FPS
CA$30.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,999.99
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26 FPS
CA$50.31/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,308.15
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26 FPS
CA$40.97/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, N/A Storage
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