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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 826 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Valorant than Core i5-6600K - 792 vs 777 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €39.0 vs €242.73
- Up to 84% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-8600K - €0.05 vs €0.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 91 vs 95 Watts
Valorant
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)
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Intel Core i5-6600K 3,5GHz Boxed CPU
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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