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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i5 8600

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Intel Core i5 8600 Cpu
Intel Core i5 8600
Editiorial reviews
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6 editorial reviews
Ryzen 5 1600 brings six cores and twelve threads to the lowest price point in the desktop market, an example of the inherent value of its unlocked multipliers.Read more
At just $219 with six cores and 12 threads, AMD's Ryzen 5 1600 could be a cash-strapped content creator's dream chip. Just don't expect to do serious overclocking without investing in a better cooler.Read more
AMD's Ryzen 5 1600, a six-core processor with twelve logical cores, turns out to be a cost-effective alternative to the only marginally faster Ryzen 5 1600X. The Ryzen 5 1600 even offers good overclocking potential, going beyond the clock limits of AMD Precision Boost and XFR.Read more
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Intel's recently-released Core i5-8600 comes with an identical boost frequency as the i5-8600K, for a lesser price that happens to match that of the Ryzen 5 2600X. While base frequency might look low with 3.1 GHz, in reality, out of the box, the processor runs above 4 GHz all the time.Read more
It always seemed the overclockable Core i5 8600K would be the Intel Coffee Lake CPU that would steal my gaming heart. I was wrong.Read more
Intel's Coffee Lake-S flagship, the Core i7 8700K is - in our view - the fastest gaming CPU that money can buy right no…Read more
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Full Comparison

General

AMD Ryzen 5 1600AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Intel Core i5 8600Intel Core i5 8600
Processor socketAM4LGA 1151
Component forPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit

Processor

AMD Ryzen 5 1600AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Intel Core i5 8600Intel Core i5 8600
Clock speed3.2 GHz3.1 GHz
Max turbo speed3.6 GHz4.3 GHz
Number of cores66
Number of threads126
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W35.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in

Integrated Graphics

AMD Ryzen 5 1600AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Intel Core i5 8600Intel Core i5 8600
On-board graphics adapternoyes
TypeNot availableIntel UHD Graphics 630

Memory

AMD Ryzen 5 1600AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Intel Core i5 8600Intel Core i5 8600
Cache16 MB9 MB
Cache typeL3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2667.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDual

Thermals

AMD Ryzen 5 1600AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Intel Core i5 8600Intel Core i5 8600
Cooler includedyesyes
Thermal specification203.0 °F212.0 °F

Features

AMD Ryzen 5 1600AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Intel Core i5 8600Intel Core i5 8600
Supported instruction setsAVX 2.0
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2

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