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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 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 Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 3% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Ryzen 5 2600 - 219 vs 213 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- 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
Mass Effect: Andromeda
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1152
74.51487710219922%
Multi-Core
4841
86.49276398070394%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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