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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 1818 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Core i5-8600K
- Up to 34% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600X - $128.59 vs $194.00
- Up to 18% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Ryzen 5 7600X - $0.98 vs $1.20 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 23% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i5-8600K - 161 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
131
81%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$128.59
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K | vs | Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 5 7600X
With selected game settings
80 FPS
$15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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90 FPS
$18.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$16.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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90 FPS
$15.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$14.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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105 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
$13.58/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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82 FPS
$15.24/FPS
Radeon RX 7600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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81 FPS
$13.58/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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82 FPS
$15.24/FPS
Radeon RX 7600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$13.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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84 FPS
$17.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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121 FPS
$16.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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73 FPS
$30.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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105 FPS
$14.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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90 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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