Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.3 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 9 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8600 CPU @ 3.10GHz, Intel Core i5-8600 CPU @ 3.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 86.34

Overall Rank: 967

Last Price Change: $115.56 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

9978

Single Thread Rating: 2584
Samples: 467*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,619
Thread: 2,507

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz

Integer Math	27,928 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,313 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,302 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,140 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	142,507 KBytes/Sec
Physics	667 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	11,520 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,584 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of December 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$239.87 USD	Buy Now!
	$115.56 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP 800 G4 Mini Intel Core i5-8600 3.10 GHz, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Win 10 Pro (Renewed)	$482.74 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Mini School & Business Desktop (Intel i5-8600 6-Core Upto 4.3 GHz, 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Intel UHD 630, USB 3.1, Display Port, RJ-45, Win 11 Pro) with Dockztorm Dock	$519.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Mini School & Business Desktop (Intel i5-8600 6-Core Upto 4.3 GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, Intel UHD 630, USB 3.1, Display Port, RJ-45, Win 11 Pro) with Dockztorm Dock	$429.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Mini School & Business Desktop (Intel i5-8600 6-Core Upto 4.3 GHz, 16GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Intel UHD 630, USB 3.1, Display Port, RJ-45, Win 10 Pro) with Dockztorm Dock	$469.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G4 8th Gen School & Business Mini Desktop (Intel i5-8600 6-Core, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel UHD 630, RJ-45, USB 3.1, Display Port, Win 10 Pro) w/Dockztorm Dock	$429.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,534
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,402
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,712
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,927
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,380
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,408
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,198
Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz		9,978

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.82
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.19
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.29
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.45
Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz		86.34
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.87
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,648
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,662
Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz		2,584
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1965513 - Dec 08 2023		9733
BL5053072 - Dec 05 2023		10555
BL1961015 - Dec 03 2023		10499
BL1959252 - Nov 30 2023		10491
BL1958303 - Nov 29 2023		9080

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz
As of 9th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz		9,978
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600		9,591 (-3.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-8600		8,733 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600		10,202 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600		9,386 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600		9,251 (-7.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-8600		9,286 (-6.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600		8,659 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600		10,722 (+7.5%)
Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600		10,212 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600		9,493 (-4.9%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600		8,940 (-10.4%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600		8,689 (-12.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,226
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,075
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,568
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,423
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,230
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,896
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,809
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,684
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,517
Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz		2,133

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz

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