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In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 958 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i5-6600K - £107.14 vs £108.36
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 6 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-8500 - 101 vs 99 FPS
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|
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 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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