AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i5 8600K

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Intel Core i5 8600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 8600K with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 9MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i5 8600K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1088

Intel Core i5 8600K +10%

1201

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +13%

7506

Intel Core i5 8600K

6612

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i5 8600K +41%

1649

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i5 8600K +15%

6050

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i5 8600K +10%

1163

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +7%

5787

Intel Core i5 8600K

5367

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i5 8600K +9%

2603

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +37%

13981

Intel Core i5 8600K

10201

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i5 8600K

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Oct 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-8600K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

95 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

6

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

6

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

36x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

9 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1150 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 8600K

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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