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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 1258 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 4% better in Fortnite than Core i5-8600K - 236 vs 228 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $140.0 vs $148.49
- Up to 9% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-8600K - $0.59 vs $0.65 per 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
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
236
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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