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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600 is 2593 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2300
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $32.9 vs $76.77
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 180% better in League of Legends than Core i5-2300 - 171 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 17% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-2300 - $0.5 vs $0.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2300 - 6 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
61
35.67251461988304%
Value, €/FPS
€0.6/FPS
83.33333333333334%
Price, €
€36.52
100%
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
171
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.5/FPS
100%
Price, €
€85.22
42%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
510
35.027472527472526%
Multi-Core
1490
29.63994430077581%
Intel Core i5-2300 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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