Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 1258 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 8% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-8600K - 258 vs 240 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - CA$219.99 vs CA$225.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-8600K - CA$0.85 vs CA$0.94 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
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Buy for CA$225 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 134 minutes ago
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
258
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$219.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$219.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 134 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |