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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 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 i5-11600 is 1126 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 7% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-8600 - 179 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $150.0 vs $175.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-8600 - $0.84 vs $1.04 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
168
93.85474860335195%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
80.76923076923076%
Price, $
$175
85%
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1456
68.61451460885957%
Multi-Core
5027
61.394723986321445%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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