Intel Core i5 8600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8600K with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 8600K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

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

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 9MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 8600K +19%

1213

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1014

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8600K

6632

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +7%

7128

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 8600K +40%

1649

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1170

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8600K +33%

6050

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

4526

Blender

Intel Core i5 8600K

105

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +16%

122

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 8600K +13%

1163

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1029

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8600K

5367

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +5%

5638

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 8600K +16%

2603

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

2242

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8600K

10201

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +28%

13124

Intel Core i5 8600K

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

General Parameters

Oct 2017

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i5-8600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 8600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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