Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-8600K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.3 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 9 MB

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8600K CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel Core i5-8600K CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 83.72

Overall Rank:
1493rd fastest in multithreading out of 5447 CPUs
1039th fastest in single threading out of 5447 CPUs
448th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $120.99 USD (2025-11-05)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10130

Single Thread Rating

2571

Samples: 3605*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,773
Thread: 2,515

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	27,678 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,767 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	42 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,284 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,125 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	140,929 KBytes/Sec
Physics	720 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,481 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,571 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$120.99 USD	Buy Now!
	$179.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Intel NUC 12 Pro Business Mini Desktop, Intel Core i5-1240P (12C/16T, Up to 4.4GHz) Mini Pc, 16GB DDR4 RAM 512GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, 8K/HDR/WiFi 6E/BT5.3/7x24 Hours Quiet Operation/Windows 11 Pro	$679.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 8 Mainstream-G Mini PC with Optane Memory, HDD & Windows 10 - Core i5	$199.88 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC Mini PC Mini Computer Desktop, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8365U Processor with Intel vPro Technology,4 Cores,8 Threads,up to 4.10 GHz,Windows 11 Pro（ 8GB RAM 1TB SSD）	$359.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC Chassis Element Dual LAN Mini PC Industrial Computer Intel Core i5-8365U Processor, vPro Function,8GB DDR3 RAM,256GB SSD	$338.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,565
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,416
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,959
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,847
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,518
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,116
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz		10,130

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		265.57
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		170.70
Intel Core i5-12400F		153.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		144.83
Intel Core i9-14900K		127.60
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.32
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz		83.72
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		47.80
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 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,698
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,603
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,916
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz		2,571
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3045754 - Nov 11 2025		9677
BL3044153 - Nov 11 2025		10057
BL3042557 - Nov 10 2025		10625
BL3042550 - Nov 10 2025		10625
BL3038454 - Nov 08 2025 [Overclocked]		11949

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz		10,130
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600K		9,522 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600K		9,226 (-8.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-8600K		8,730 (-13.8%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600K		10,643 (+5.1%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600K		9,829 (-3.0%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600K		9,463 (-6.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i5-8600K		11,539 (+13.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i5-8600K		9,073 (-10.4%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8600K		8,640 (-14.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-8600K		6,738 (-33.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i5-8600K		13,015 (+28.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i5-8600K		12,602 (+24.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,414
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,135
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,252
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,506
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,497
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,622
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,498
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,487
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,413
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz		1,554

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz

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