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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i5-8600K

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i5-8600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1127 days newer than Core i5-8600K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 13% better in Rust than Core i5-8600K - 227 vs 201 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
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Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

227

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

201

88%

Value, €/FPS

€0.7/FPS

100%

Price, €

€140.36

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for 140.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 24 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

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

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

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

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

73%

Multi-Core

5597

64%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

vs
Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Intel Core i5-8600K

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
VermeerCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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