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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 1658 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 5% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8600K - 200 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $104.26 vs $115.92
- Up to 15% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8600K - $0.52 vs $0.61 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
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
200
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.52/FPS
100%
Price, €
€104.26
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 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 i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K | vs | Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
60 FPS
€11.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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89 FPS
€9.41/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€10.49/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
€9.18/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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89 FPS
€8.8/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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106 FPS
€9.35/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€17.8/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€15.9/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Laptops Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
41 FPS
€14.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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41 FPS
€19.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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74 FPS
€10.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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41 FPS
€17.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 1 TB SSD
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51 FPS
€16.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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51 FPS
€14.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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41 FPS
€16.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€18.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€20.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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51 FPS
€11.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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