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Prices and StockMSRP $299
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MSRP $299
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 995 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Core i5-8600
- Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $92.97 vs $108.01
- Up to 9% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $0.49 vs $0.54 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8600 - 201 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
188
94%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€92.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600 | vs | Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8600 or Ryzen 5 5600X
With selected game settings
90 FPS
€12.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,108.1
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90 FPS
€10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€945.94
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78 FPS
€11.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€905.08
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90 FPS
€8.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€720.71
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90 FPS
€12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,080.18
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131 FPS
€10.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,350.45
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97 FPS
€19.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,891.88
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90 FPS
€8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€719.82
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108 FPS
€19.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,111.71
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97 FPS
€10.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€980.17
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