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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600K is 938 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-8600K - 191 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $143.7 vs $148.49
- Up to 4% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-8600K - $0.75 vs $0.78 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$143.7
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i5-10600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Core i5-10600K
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
77 FPS
$11.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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