Name: Intel Core i5-8600K
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX80684I58600K
Rating: 5.0 (67 reviews)

Intel 8th Gen Core i5-8600K 6 Cores BX80684I58600K (NO HEATSINK INCLUDED)

★★★★★

(67 reviews)

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Options (3)

	Processor Core i5-8400 $120.00
	Processor Core i5-8500 $123.35
	Processor Core i5-8600 $84.00

Compatible only with Motherboards based on Intel 300 Series Chipsets
6 Cores/6 Threads
3.60 GHz up to 4.30 GHz Max Turbo Frequency/9 MB Cache
Intel Optane Memory Supported
Intel UHD Graphics 630

Specifications Overview

Model	BX80684I58600K
Release Date	October 2017 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i5 8th Gen
Core Name	Coffee Lake
Socket	LGA1151
Integrated Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
CPU Cores	6
CPU Threads	6
CPU Clock Rate	3600 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	4300 MHz
TDP	95 W
CPU Cooler included	No
Manufacturing Process	14 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	64 GB
Cache L3	9 MB

Intel Core i5-8600K Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Pangoly Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-7700 (177th)		101%
Intel Core i5-7640X (178th)		101%
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G (178th)		101%
Intel Core i7-4790K (180th)		101%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (180th)		101%
Intel Core i5-8400 (180th)		101%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (180th)		101%
Intel Core i7-5930K (184th)		~
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X (185th)		~
Intel Core i7-6700 (185th)		~
Intel Core i5-8600K (185th)		100%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X (188th)		99%
Intel Core i5-8500 (188th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (188th)		99%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX (191st)		98%
Intel Core i5-6600K (192nd)		97%
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G (193rd)		96%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X (194th)		95%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G (195th)		95%
Intel Core i7-4790 (196th)		94%
Intel Core i5-6600 (197th)		93%

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Pangoly Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 (173rd)		107%
Intel Core i3-10105 (174th)		107%
Intel Core i3-10300 (175th)		106%
Intel Core i3-10105F (176th)		105%
Intel Core i7-5820K (177th)		105%
Intel Core i5-8400 (178th)		105%
Intel Core i5-8500 (179th)		104%
Intel Core i3-10100 (180th)		104%
Intel Core i3-10100F (180th)		104%
Intel Core i7-7700K (182nd)		103%
Intel Core i5-8600K (183rd)		100%
Intel Core i7-7700 (184th)		98%
Intel Core i7-6700K (185th)		94%
Intel Core i7-4790K (186th)		90%
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G (187th)		90%
Intel Core i3-9350KF (188th)		84%
Intel Core i3-9350K (188th)		84%
Intel Core i7-4790 (190th)		83%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X (191st)		83%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G (192nd)		81%
Intel Core i7-6700 (193rd)		81%

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