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Intel Core i5 8600K

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6 editorial reviews
We'll check out the more mainstream six-core proc from Intel as we put the Core i5 8600K through our benchmark paces. This $257 USD proc is again a six-core processor that you will need to seat on... IntroductionRead more
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
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Pros

  • the new Core i5 is better than ever
  • incrementally-higher peak clock rates are great
  • in-depth reviews and helpful tips

Cons

  • Limited
  • older chips will not run on this platform
  • Intel still does not have a mainstream priced 8-core processor available

Key specs

  • LGA 1151
  • 3.6 GHz
  • 6
  • 6
  • 95 W
  • 14 nm
  • 9 MB
  • Smart Cache

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Intel Core i5 8600K - Pros & Cons

Intel Core i5 8600K

Pros

  • the new Core i5 is better than ever
  • incrementally-higher peak clock rates are great
  • in-depth reviews and helpful tips

Cons

  • Limited
  • older chips will not run on this platform
  • Intel still does not have a mainstream priced 8-core processor available
  • mid-range Coffee Lake is going to be the gamers CPU
  • it will not feature hyper-threading capabilities
  • gaming performance is still a bit of tricky undertaking
  • price tag is painfully expensive for most power users
  • the overall platform cost is a bit of a turn off
  • Hyper-Threading is disabled
  • that's still limited to the Intel platform
  • always work like that

Intel Core i5 8600K - Technical Overview

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IconProcessor lithography
14 nm
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HP AMD EPYC 7702
Processor lithography: 7 nm
IconNumber of cores
6
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IconClock speed
3.6 GHz
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AMD FX 9590
Clock speed: 4.7 GHz
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4.3 GHz
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Cisco Intel Xeon E5-2609
Max turbo speed: 24 GHz

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Intel Core i5 8600K - Full Specifications

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General
Processor socketLGA 1151
Component forPC
Operating modes64-bit
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Integrated graphics
On-board graphics adapteryes
TypeIntel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.0
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Thermals
Cooler includedno
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Processor
Clock speed3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed4.3 GHz
Number of cores6
Number of threads6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in
Bus typeDMI3
Idle statesyes
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Memory
Cache9 MB
Cache typeSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2666.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)41.6 GB/s
Memory channelsDual
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Features
Thermal monitoring technologiesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityes
Scalability1S

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Intel Core i5 8600K Intel - Editorial Reviews (6)

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Intel Core i5 8600K Intel Core i5 8600K processor review
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Intel Core i5 8600K processor review

We'll check out the more mainstream six-core proc from Intel as we put the Core i5 8600K through our benchmark paces. This $257 USD proc is again a six-core processor that you will need to seat on... Introduction

Intel Core i5 8600K Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz Review
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TechPowerUp
Published: 05.10.2017
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz Review
5.0

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.

Intel Core i5 8600K Intel Core i5 8600K review: it only really exists to beat the Ryzen 5 1600X’s benchmarks
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PCGamesN
Published: 16.04.2018
Intel Core i5 8600K review: it only really exists to beat the Ryzen 5 1600X’s benchmarks

It always seemed the overclockable Core i5 8600K would be the Intel Coffee Lake CPU that would steal my gaming heart. I was wrong.

Intel Core i5 8600K Intel Coffee Lake-S: Core i5 8400/ Core i5 8600K review
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Eurogamer.net
Published: 05.12.2017
Intel Coffee Lake-S: Core i5 8400/ Core i5 8600K review

Intel's Coffee Lake-S flagship, the Core i7 8700K is - in our view - the fastest gaming CPU that money can buy right no…

Intel Core i5 8600K Intel Core i5-8600K 8th Gen 6-Core CPU Review | eTeknix
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eTeknix
Published: 30.10.2017
Intel Core i5-8600K 8th Gen 6-Core CPU Review | eTeknix

Intel Core i5-8600K The new Intel Core i5-8400 Coffee Lake CPUs certainly left us impressed, despite our own skepticism prior to their launch. I've been eager to see what else the new Coffee Lake CPUs have to offer, and today I have the Intel Core i5-8600K CPU going on our test bench. This is likely to be one of the most popular chips for many consumers. The i5 range is a popular option for gamers, as it delivers most of the features and performance of an i7, albeit at a lower price. With this being a K-series processor, it's also

Intel Core i5 8600K Intel Core i5-8600K Review: Coffee Lake's Jolting Value
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tomshardware.co.uk
Published: 17.10.2017
Intel Core i5-8600K Review: Coffee Lake's Jolting Value

Intel's Core i5-8600K races to market with 50% more cores and impressive performance.

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