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In short — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 1658 days newer than Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-8600K - 293 vs 281 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
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1546
76.19517003449975%
Multi-Core
5597
65.5463168989343%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600 or Core i5-8600K
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
87 FPS
£10.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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141 FPS
£9.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,319.02
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163 FPS
£4.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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163 FPS
£5.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£949.99
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173 FPS
£9.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,619.95
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190 FPS
£8.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,529.95
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