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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 196 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - £187.33 vs £202.18
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 3% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 2600X - 222 vs 216 FPS
Borderlands 3
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AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1237
80.01293661060802%
Multi-Core
5263
94.03251742004646%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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