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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - $135.0 vs $165.86
- Up to 2% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-11600KF - $2.29 vs $2.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 20% better in Starfield than Core i5-8600 - 71 vs 59 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
71
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.34/FPS
97%
Price, $
$165.86
81%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600 or Core i5-11600KF
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
21 FPS
$54.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,140.99
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21 FPS
$66.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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21 FPS
$79.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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