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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 1526 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 5% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-8600 - 293 vs 279 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $134.99 vs $175.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-8600 - $0.46 vs $0.63 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
279
95.22184300341297%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
73.01587301587303%
Price, $
$175
77%
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
293
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$134.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Updated 348913 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1456
71.75948743223263%
Multi-Core
5027
58.8710621852676%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600 or Ryzen 5 5600
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
87 FPS
$8.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$8.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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104 FPS
$7.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$768
In Stock
104 FPS
$9.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$979.99
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87 FPS
$9.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$829
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87 FPS
$10.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$929
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141 FPS
$9.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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104 FPS
$7.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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87 FPS
$9.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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