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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Athlon 200GE on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 200GE is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 336 days older than the cheaper Athlon 200GE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 15% better in Dota 2 than Athlon 200GE - 210 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 200GE - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 200GE
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $69.99 vs $120.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i5-8600K - $0.38 vs $0.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 35 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
66.66666666666667%
Price, $
$120
58%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
FPS
183
87.14285714285714%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE 2-Core 4-Thread AM4 Socket Desktop Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics
Buy for $69.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3670 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
Single-Core
889
57.503234152652006%
Multi-Core
1857
33.17848847596927%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Athlon 200GE |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 6th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Athlon |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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