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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600K 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 i5-10600K is 806 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K
- Performs up to 5% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-8600 - 193 vs 183 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $143.72 vs $175.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-8600 - $0.74 vs $0.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
183
94.81865284974094%
Value, $/FPS
$0.96/FPS
77.08333333333334%
Price, $
$175
82%
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$143.72
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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Updated 348917 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1456
87.81664656212304%
Multi-Core
5027
73.51564785024861%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i5-10600K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | 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 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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