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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 826 days newer than Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 91 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-6600K - 207 vs 205 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 6 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1419
91.78525226390686%
Multi-Core
4012
71.68125781668752%
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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