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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 2461 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 13% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-2300 - 222 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2300 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2300
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - CA$44.35 vs CA$114.21
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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Intel Core i5-2300 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 2.8 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
510
32.988357050452784%
Multi-Core
1490
26.621404323744862%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i5-2300 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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