Intel Core i5-8600K
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Released
Q4/2017
Intel Core i5-8600K

Processor Intel Core i5-8600K, specifications and benchmarks

425 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
Intel Core i5-8600K Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q4/2017. Here are all the Intel Core i5-8600K’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.60 GHz, total of cores is 6. The CPU supports DDR4-2666 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket LGA 1151-2. The TDP for CPU is 95 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU family and group

General information about the processor Intel Core i5-8600K

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Family
  • Generation
    8
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-7600K
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-9600K
CPU Technical specs

Intel Core i5-8600K Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6
  • Turbo (6 Cores)
    4.10 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No
  • Overclocking
    Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • A core
    --
  • B core
    --
  • C core
    --
IGPU

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    24
  • Shader
    192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3
  • Generation
    9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12
  • Technology
    14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB
  • ECC
    No
  • Memory channels
    2
  • PCIe version
    3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16
Encryption

Hardware security technology

  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W
  • TDP up
    --
  • TDP (PL2)
    --
  • TDP down
    --
  • Tjunction max.
    --
* see below
Technologies and extensions

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    --
  • L3-Cache
    9.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q4/2017
  • Part Number
    --
Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-8600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    176 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    223 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    307 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    271 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    203 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    303 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    343 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    487 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    751 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    93 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    50 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    173 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    162 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    18 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    437 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i5-8600K with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1329
1325
1321
1318
Intel Core i5-8600K
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
7610
7514
7455
7339
Intel Core i5-8600K
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
411
409
408
406
Intel Core i5-8600K
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
2284
2257
2234
2181
Intel Core i5-8600K
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
184
184
184
183
Intel Core i5-8600K
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1045
1045
1042
1040
Intel Core i5-8600K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1252
1252
1252
1251
Intel Core i5-8600K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
5665
5657
5643
5631
Intel Core i5-8600K
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
369.3
369.4
372.4
374.8
Intel Core i5-8600K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
20754
20724
20711
20638
Intel Core i5-8600K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
2.36
2.36
2.3
2.27
Intel Core i5-8600K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
11.35
11.26
11.14
11.09
Intel Core i5-8600K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
55.8
55.1
53.2
52.6
Intel Core i5-8600K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
13014
12847
12822
12809
Intel Core i5-8600K

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PL1 - Amount of heat in watts generated by the processor (or GPU) during normal operation.

PL2 - on overclocking

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