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In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 958 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 3% better in Ready or Not than Core i5-6500 - 268 vs 259 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $28.88 vs $85.95
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Ready or Not
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1177
80.83791208791209%
Multi-Core
3217
63.994430077581065%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | 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 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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