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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 1126 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 38% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-8600 - 271 vs 196 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $160.68 vs $175.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i5-8600 - $0.59 vs $0.89 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
271
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.68
100%
FPS and Value 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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Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
196
72.32472324723247%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
66.29213483146067%
Price, $
$175
91%
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 353899 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1456
66.3023679417122%
Multi-Core
5027
57.73515562191341%
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i5-8600
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
51 FPS
$25.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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51 FPS
$27.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$19.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$975.45
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51 FPS
$32.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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