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Ryzen 5 1600 vs Core i5-8600K

Ryzen 5 1600 vs Core i5-8600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 177 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600

  • Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €191.69 vs €242.73
  • Up to 18% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-8600K - €1.6 vs €1.96 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

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K

  • Performs up to 3% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Ryzen 5 1600 - 124 vs 120 FPS
This is a free version of ARK: Survival Evolved.
ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


FPS

120

96%

Value, €/FPS

€1.6/FPS

100%

Price, €

€191.69

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

124

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.96/FPS

81%

Price, €

€242.73

78%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 242.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 187 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


Single-Core

1068

69%

Multi-Core

4578

81%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

100%

Multi-Core

5597

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

vs
Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Intel Core i5-8600K

Apr 11th, 2017Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
Summit RidgeCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
32.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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