IntelBX8070110100F
IntelBX80684I58600K

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q4 2020.

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
228 EFps 280 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+23%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
102 EFps 110 EFps Slightly Better GTAV EFps.
+8%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
139 EFps +1% 138 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
118 EFps 135 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+14%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
131 EFps 133 EFps +2%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 304,649 user samples
39,812 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 87% Base clock 3.6 GHz
Worst Bench: 69% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 69% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 238th / 1451
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
264,837 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 101% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 101%
SPEED RANK: 143rd / 1451
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
80.4 % 90.7 % Faster effective speed.
+13%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
87.7 Pts 90.1 Pts +3%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
119 Pts 129 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+8%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
227 Pts 257 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+13%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
395 Pts 502 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+27%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
588 Pts 656 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+12%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.2 Pts 96.5 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
126 Pts 151 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+20%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
250 Pts 302 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+21%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
435 Pts 594 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+37%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
651 Pts 798 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+23%
Market Share
Based on 68,070,808 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.17 % 0.63 % Hugely higher market share.
+271%
Value
Value For Money
117 % +4% 113 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
89 % More popular.
+14%
78 %
Price
Price (score)
$70 Much cheaper.
+44%
$125
Age
Newest
43 Months Much more recent.
+46%
80 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads Much higher thread count.
+33%
6 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz 4.3 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
662 Pts 828 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+25%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
605 Pts 681 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+13%
Series
CPU Architecture
Comet Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1200 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None UHD 630
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The unlocked hex-core i5-8600K from Intel’s latest Coffee Lake generation of processors is the new flagship of the i5 series, succeeding the Kaby Lake quad-core i5-7600K. The 8th generation of processors brings the largest performance uplift since Sandy Bridge by adding more cores at each of the i3, i5 and i7 product lines. Like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8600K is built upon optimized 14nm architecture, marginally improved upon from Kaby Lake and Skylake. The 8600K has a 95W TDP and a nominal stock clock of 3.6 GHz, which boosts to 4.1 GHz for all six cores, 4.2 GHz for dual/quad and 4.3 GHz for single core. Early benchmarks put the i5-8600K’s effective speed 15% ahead of the i5-7600K. A 50% increase in multi-core speed is explained by two additional cores and thanks to the quad-core clock bump from 4 GHz on the 7600K to 4.2 GHz on the 8600K there is also an additional 5% performance boost across all workloads. All Coffee Lake processors require a 300-series chipset, making a straight CPU upgrade unfeasible despite sharing the same socket as their Z270 predecessors. Even though most games still use less than 4 cores simultaneously, the i5-8600K is a great choice for gamers but for $80 less, the 8350K which is faster than last years 7600K and only marginally weaker for gaming than the 8600K is certainly well worth considering as well. [Oct '17 CPUPro]

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