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$175
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $213
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MSRP in USD: $213
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 958 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 2% better in Valheim than Core i5-6600 - 202 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $74.0 vs $175.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-8600 - $0.37 vs $0.87 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
42.5287356321839%
Price, $
$175
42%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for $175 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349275 minutes ago
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
199
98.51485148514851%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
Buy for $74 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349276 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
88.32417582417582%
Multi-Core
3552
70.65844440023871%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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