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The Ryzen 5 6600U is a faster gaming CPU than the Core i5-8600K. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.

Advantages of the Ryzen 5 6600U

  • A faster CPU for gaming
  • Consumes up to 84% less energy15 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 6 threads

Advantages of the Core i5-8600K

The Ryzen 5 6600U is better in every way

Ryzen 5 6600U vs Core i5-8600K

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Logo

Ryzen 5 6600U

Jan 6th, 2022


Average FPS

211

100%

Min 1% FPS

144

100%

Price, £

Out of Stock

Value, £/FPS

Not Available


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Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Core i5-8600K

Oct 5th, 2017


Average FPS

205

97%

Min 1% FPS

140

97%

Price, £

Out of Stock

Value, £/FPS

Not Available


All items are out of stock.

Ryzen 5 6600U vs Core i5-8600K in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Ryzen 5 6600U vs Core i5-8600K in synthetic CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Logo

Ryzen 5 6600U

Jan 6th, 2022


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1786

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

6501

100%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Core i5-8600K

Oct 5th, 2017


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1538

86%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

5720

88%

Performance Specifications

The Ryzen 5 6600U vs Core i5-8600K in core CPU performance specifications

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Logo

Ryzen 5 6600U

Jan 6th, 2022


Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

16 MB

100%


Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

81%

Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

100%

Max. DDR5 RAM Speed

4800 MHz

100%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Core i5-8600K

Oct 5th, 2017


Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

9 MB

56%


Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

96%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

56%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Logo

Ryzen 5 6600U

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Core i5-8600K

General
Jan 6th, 2022
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Not AvailableMSRP$257.00
Laptop
Segment
Desktop
AMD Socket FP7SocketIntel Socket 1151
RembrandtCodenameCoffee Lake
15 W
Power Consumption95 W
Performance
6Cores6
12
Threads6
2.9 GHzBase Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency4.3 GHz
16 MB
L3 Cache9 MB
Other Features
DDR5 @ 4800 MHzRAMDDR4 @ 2666 MHz
Radeon 660MIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

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