Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 196 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 2600X - 133 vs 125 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $99.97 vs $148.49
- Up to 29% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8600K - $0.8 vs $1.12 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $148.49 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10559 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
125
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.97
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $99.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10559 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |