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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms Core i5-5250U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 949 days newer than Core i5-5250U.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-5250U
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 15 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 13% better in Minecraft than Core i5-5250U - 724 vs 640 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-5250U - 6 vs 4 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
724
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$148.49
100%
FPS and 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-5250U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-5250U | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 1.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 2.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 6000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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