I58600K benchmark: UserBenchmark: Intel Core i5-8600K BX80684I58600K

Intel Core i5-8600K review: No longer the best mid-range gaming CPU

For years, Intel’s Core i5-8600K has been the go-to gaming CPU for mid-range PC builders the world over. Try and find one now, however, and you’ll see prices have soared way beyond its new 9th Gen Coffee Lake successor, the Core i5-9600K, and even AMD’s upmarket Ryzen 7 2700 CPU. Is it still worth hunting one down? Here’s wot I think.

From a pure performance point of view, the i5-8600K remains one of the best gaming CPUs around today. Armed with six overclockable cores, a base clock speed of 3.6GHz and a max Turbo Boost speed of 4.3GHz, the i5-8600K is truly the cream of the mid-range crop. Indeed, as you’ll see from my benchmark results below, the i5-9600K offers pretty much exactly the same out of the box performance as its 8th Gen predecessor, both when it comes to games and general desktop duties — and that’s despite having a 100MHz boost applied to its base clock speed and extra 300MHz added to its top Turbo Boost.

It also gives AMD’s Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 2600X predecessors a thorough thrashing in the gaming department, offering superior speeds across the board at both 1080p and 1440p. The only instance where the Ryzen 5 2600X does manage to catch up to the i5-8600K is in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, where its 1080p performance is pretty much exactly the same. Everywhere else, however, the i5-8600K is the clear winner.

The RPS Test PC:
Motherboard: Asus Prime Z370-P (Intel), Asus Prime X370-Pro (AMD)
Cooler: BeQuiet BK009 Pure Rock (Intel), AMD Wraith Prism (AMD)
RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance 2133MHz
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti FE
PSU: OCZ ZX850W

Admittedly, testing any CPU’s gaming performance is still a bit of tricky undertaking. As our friends at Digital Foundry have explained in the past, a lot of benchmarks either don’t test your CPU properly, or simply aren’t very accurate in the first place. Fortunately, a handful of gaming benchmarks have got a lot better at this recently, with the likes of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and more all providing an in-depth look at your CPU’s performance as well as what your graphics card’s doing.

That said, there are also several other factors that can impact gaming performance, such as your graphics card, the type of RAM you’ve got, and even what type of storage you’ve installed the game on. As a result, getting a truly accurate picture of a CPU’s gaming performance is tricky, but I’ve done the best I can with the equipment available to me.

I’ve also focused a lot more on gaming performance in this review than I have on, say, application performance or media creation bits and bobs because, well, I’m not really interested in that. I’ve included some cursory Cinebench scores as a basic indicator of what each CPU will be like for general desktop tasks, but really, my main goal here is to work out what CPU is the best for gaming and gaming alone.

The problem with the i5-8600K, however, is its current pricing. With costs rising as high as £245 / $260 at time of writing, there’s simply no point in spending so much money on it when its equally nippy successor, the Core i5-9600K can be had for £220 / $230. As you can see from the graphs below, the i5-9600K is just as capable as its 8th Gen predecessor — if not more so in Shadow of the Tomb Raider — and its Cinebench scores are just as good, too.

More importantly, the i5-9600K proved to be a much better CPU for overclocking, too. When I tried increasing the speed of each CPU using Intel’s Extreme Tuning Utility software, for example, the Core i5-9600K was able to reach a whopping 4.9GHz with my BeQuiet tower cooler before my PC gave up the ghost, whereas the i5-8600K hit its limit at 4.5GHz. You could probably reach a similar speed on the i5-8600K by using a more substantial liquid cooler, to be fair, but that’s only going to make it even more expensive overall.

Admittedly, even though I was able to reach a higher speed on the i5-9600K, the actual benefit you’ll see when playing games is practically nil. Indeed, the only game that seemed to gain any benefit whatsoever from their new overclocked speeds was Total War: Warhammer II. Otherwise, you’re either looking at exactly the same average gaming performance, or a boost of just a couple of frames.

However, for general desktop tasks, the i5-9600K really comes into its own at 4.9GHz, offering a 17% boost to its single core Cinebench score, and a 12% improvement to its multicore performance. The i5-8600K, on the other hand, was only able to increase each of its Cinebench scores by a measly 7%.

Of course, if you’re prepared to spend £220 / $230 on a gaming CPU, then it’s also worth bearing in mind that you can also pick up AMD’s Ryzen 7 2700 for even less nowadays (£200 / $210 at time of writing), which also comes with its own cooler in the box, making it even better value by comparison. At least on paper. In truth, though, its gaming performance is pretty dismal compared to the i5-9600K, so I wouldn’t recommend cutting costs here just to get yourself a bundled cooler.

And on a related note, I also don’t think it’s worth stretching to the Ryzen 7 2700X, either. While the i5-9600K’s price may start approaching the 2700X’s current price of £265 / $280 once you take into account the cost of a cooler, its gaming performance is a pretty long way behind its Intel rival.

The Core i5-8600K is still a great CPU if you can find one on the cheap, but for those looking for the absolute best gaming CPU around the £250 / $250 mark, the i5-9600K should definitely be at the top of your list.

RX 580 benchmark with i5-8600K 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra Quality

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Sure, the 12-thread Intel Core i7-8700K processor is a very tempting purchase for wealthy gamers, but not everyone can afford it. If you want to save money, many users pay attention to the 6-core new Intel Core i5-8600K . It does not have support for Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, so it cannot process 12 data streams in parallel, but only 6. Nevertheless, this should be enough for many gaming systems. And the unlocked multiplier will make it easy to carry out overclocking experiments, however, this will require an efficient cooling system and a motherboard based on the top-end Intel Z370 chipset.

The official recommended cost of the Intel Core i5-8600K in quantities of 1000 pieces is $257, and the average price tag in the domestic market (at the time of writing) is $329. Nominally, it sits between the 6-core (12-thread) AMD Ryzen 5 1600X ($249) and the 8-core (16-thread) AMD Ryzen 7 1700 ($329), the real average cost of which is $269 and $328, respectively. Thus, when buying an Intel Core i5-8600K, its current competitor is AMD Ryzen 7 1700. We do not exclude that soon the number of Intel Coffee Lake processors on sale will increase, demand will decrease and prices will decline.

Specification

Model	Intel Core i5-8600K
Code Spec	SR3QU
Processor socket	Socket LGA1151
Base/dynamic clock, GHz	3. 6 / 4.3
Base multiplier	36
System bus base frequency, MHz	100
Number of cores / threads	6 / 6
L1 cache size, KB	6 x 32 (data memory) 6 x 32 (instruction memory)
L2 cache size, KB	6 x 256
L3 cache size, MB	9
Microarchitecture	Intel Coffee Lake
Codename	Intel Coffee Lake-S
Maximum design power (TDP), W	95
Technical process, nm	14
Critical temperature (T junction ), °C	100
Instruction and technology support	Intel Turbo Boost 2. 0, Intel Optane Memory, Intel vPro, Intel VT-x, Intel VT-d, Intel VT-x EPT, Intel TSX-NI, Intel 64, Execute Disable Bit, Intel AEX-NI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, AES, AVX, AVX 2.0, FMA3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep, Thermal Monitoring, Intel Identity Protection, Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Built-in memory controller
Memory type	DDR4
Supported frequency, MHz	2666
Number of channels	2
Maximum memory size, GB	64
Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630
Number of execution units (EU)	24
Base / dynamic frequency, MHz	350 / 1150
Maximum amount of video memory (allocated from RAM), GB	64
Maximum screen resolution at 60 Hz	4096 x 2304
Maximum number of supported displays	3
Supported technologies and API	DirectX 12, OpenGL 4. 5, Intel Quick Sync Video, Intel InTru 3D, Intel Clear Video HD, Intel Clear Video
Manufacturer website	Intel
Processor page	Intel Core i5-8600K

Packaging, delivery set and appearance

Since Intel kindly provided an engineering sample of the Intel Core i5-8600K for testing, we suggest evaluating the appearance of the packaging according to official press materials. Box versions (BX80684I58600K) and Tray (CM8068403358508) are expected to be on sale. The difference in their official cost is only $1, but there seems to be no regular cooling system in the Box version. This is not critical, since it is best to take K-series processors for overclocking experiments and pair them with more efficient coolers. However, you need to take care of its cooling first if you plan to immediately start using the novelty.

The product marking on the heat spreader cover indicates that this is a confidential item manufactured in Malaysia on the 17th week of 2017. The retail version will have the model name (Intel Core i5-8600K), its clock speed, and other Spec codes (SR3QU instead of QNMM) and FPO instead of «Intel Confidential».

On the reverse side there are contact pads for the Socket LGA1151 connector. Their physical location has not changed compared to the solutions of the Intel Skylake / Kaby Lake series, but the functional purpose of some legs has changed, which requires the use of new motherboards based on Intel 300 series chipsets with Intel Coffee Lake processors.

Specification Analysis

We used the ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING motherboard and Noctua NH-U14S cooling system to test the Intel Core i5-8600K. To begin with, we disabled Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 technology and got a processor frequency of 3.6 GHz at a voltage of 1. 024 V.

If we leave this technology active, then we can count on a speed of 4.2 GHz. Perhaps, under some load, the declared 4.3 GHz is also achieved, but we were not able to fix such a result.

When loaded in AIDA64, the frequency was 4.1 GHz at a voltage of 1.248 V. The temperature of the cores reached 70 ° C with a critical value of 100 ° C. That is, the cooling system copes with its task perfectly, leaving a good margin for overclocking experiments.

At idle, the processor speed can be kept at 4.2 GHz, but the voltage drops to 0.864 V, and the temperature does not exceed 33 ° C.

If we switch to power saving mode, then we will get 800 MHz at all.

The cache memory structure of the novelty is as follows:

• 32 KB of L1 cache per core with 8 associativity channels is reserved for instructions and the same amount for data;
• 256 KB L2 cache with 4 associativity channels per core;
• 9 MB shared L3 cache with 12 associativity channels.

If we compare it with the Intel Core i7-8700K, then there are only differences in the L3 cache: the flagship has 12 MB with 16 associativity channels. But compared to its predecessor in the face of the Intel Core i5-7600K, we have a proportional increase in cache memory due to an increase in the number of cores. That is, L1 increased by 128 KB, L2 increased by 512 KB, and L3 increased by 3 MB. All this also has a beneficial effect on the level of performance.

The built-in RAM controller is guaranteed to support DDR4-2666 MHz modules in 2-channel mode. Of course, you can try to overclock the RAM to higher frequencies at your own peril and risk, but there are no guarantees anymore and it all depends on the quality of the strips themselves, the capabilities of the motherboard and the user’s skills. The maximum available RAM is 64 GB.

More than a month has passed since the official announcement of Intel Coffee Lake processors, but the AIDA64 and GPU-Z utilities do not yet have correct information about their graphics adapters in their databases. In this case, an Intel UHD Graphics 630 with 24 execution units is used. The base frequency of its operation is 350 MHz, and the dynamic frequency can be increased up to 1150 MHz. The maximum amount of video memory allocated from RAM for the needs of the iGPU is declared at 64 GB.

When simultaneously loading the CPU and iGPU cores using the AIDA64 and MSI Kombustor benchmarks, the frequency of the former was 3.8 GHz, and the temperature did not exceed 65 ° C.

Test & Review Intel Core i5-8600K — Best Processor for Building a Gaming PC

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10/26/2017 10/16/2022

Introduction

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This review tests the second most significant product for PC enthusiasts from the first wave of the 8th generation of mainstream processors, codenamed Coffee Lake — Core i5-8600K. This 6-core chip is equipped with 9MB of L3 cache, devoid of HyperThreading technology, but retains very high clock speeds and an unlocked multiplier.

Contents

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1. Closer
2. Architecture
3. Test configurations
4. Tests Arithmetic CPU
5. Media encoding
6. Working out and Compression
7. Antivirus, Java and Database performance
8. Rendering and Modeling
9. Web performance
10. Game tests: 720p
11. Game Tests Part 1
12. Game Tests Part 2
13. Min. FPS: Part 1
14. Min. FPS: Part 2
15. Power input
16. Overclocking
17. Performance summary
18. Rating and review

Specification

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	Price	Cores / Threads	Base frequency	Max. Boost	L3 Cash	TDP	Architecture	Process	Socket
Core i3-8350K	180 $	4 / 4	4. 0 GHz	—	8 MB	91W	Coffee Lake	14 nm	LGA 1151
Ryzen 5 1500X	180 $	4 / 8	3.5 GHz	3.7 GHz	16 MB	65 W	Zen	14 nm	AM4
Core i5-7400	190 $	4 / 4	3.0 GHz	3.5 GHz	6 MB	65 W	Kaby Lake	14 nm	LGA 1151
Core i5-8400	190 $	6 / 6	2.8 GHz	4.0 GHz	9 MB	65 W	Coffee Lake	14 nm	LGA 1151
Core i5-7500	205 $	4 / 4	3.4 GHz	3.8 GHz	6 MB	65 W	Kaby Lake	14 nm	LGA 1151
Ryzen 5 1600	215 $	6 / 12	3. 2GHz	3.6 GHz	16 MB	65 W	Zen	14 nm	AM4
Core i5-7600K	220 $	4 / 4	3.8 GHz	4.2 GHz	6 MB	91W	Kaby Lake	14 nm	LGA 1151
Core i5-7640X	230 $	4 / 4	4.0 GHz	4.2 GHz	6 MB	112 W	Kaby Lake	14 nm	LGA 2066
Core i5-6600K	240 $	4 / 4	3.5 GHz	3.9 GHz	8 MB	91W	Skylake	14 nm	LGA 1151
Ryzen 5 1600X	240 $	6 / 12	3.6 GHz	4.0 GHz	16 MB	95 W	Zen	14 nm	AM4
Core i5-8600K	260 $	6 / 6	3.