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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i5 8600K

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Intel Core i5 8600K Cpu
Intel Core i5 8600K
Editiorial reviews
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4.5 out of 5
3 user ratings
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4 stars
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5 editorial reviews
Intel's Core i5-8600K is priced $120 below the i7-8700K, making it an interesting option for the more value-oriented buyer. It features the same six-core design, but lacks HyperThreading and loses 3 MB of cache. Our testing shows that it still is a great CPU, especially when overclocked to almost 5 GHz.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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44 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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3.8 out of 5
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Full Comparison

General

AMD Ryzen 5 2600AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Intel Core i5 8600KIntel Core i5 8600K
Processor socketAM4LGA 1151
Component forPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit

Processor

AMD Ryzen 5 2600AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Intel Core i5 8600KIntel Core i5 8600K
Clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed3.9 GHz4.3 GHz
Number of cores66
Number of threads126
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in

Integrated Graphics

AMD Ryzen 5 2600AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Intel Core i5 8600KIntel Core i5 8600K
On-board graphics adapternoyes
TypeNot availableIntel UHD Graphics 630

Memory

AMD Ryzen 5 2600AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Intel Core i5 8600KIntel Core i5 8600K
Cache16 MB9 MB
Cache typeL3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2933.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDual

Thermals

AMD Ryzen 5 2600AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Intel Core i5 8600KIntel Core i5 8600K
Cooler includedyesno

Pros & Cons

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