Testseek.com have collected 259 expert reviews of the Intel Core i5 8600K 3.6GHz Socket 1151 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i5 8600K 3.6GHz Socket 1151.
October 2017
(88%)
259 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
The Core i5-7600K lost its place as the dominant all-round CPU to AMD, which offered far superior multi-threaded performance for the same money, albeit with a hit in some games. The Core i5-8600K's two additional cores do a lot to improve the situation, b...
Published: 2017-12-05, Author: Richard , review by: eurogamer.net
When news first leaked of Intel's jump from four to six cores with the new Coffee Lake processors, the biggest question we had concerned the relationship between the last-gen i7 and the next-gen i5. Surely six physical cores could trump four, even if hype...
Published: 2017-10-30, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
6 core design, Great for productivity tasks, Exceptional gaming performance, Easy overclocking, Good thermal performance, Good efficiency,
Requires Z370 motherboard, “When it comes to hitting a higher frame rate in the latest games, the Intel Core i5-8600K is one of the best choices on the market today. From improving performance in the office, with multi-tasking, or just all out gaming, the
PricingThe Intel Core i5-8600K is available now for around £340. That's a pretty decent price given the performance we've seen today, and it is quite a lot cheaper than the i7-8700K, which is around £480! Hopefully, we'll see AMD price more competitively...
The Core i5-8600K leverages its extra two cores to great effect in threaded workloads, offering a substantial boost over its predecessor while aggressive Turbo Boost bins ensure great performance in lightly-threaded workloads. An easy overclocking experie...
Published: 2017-10-15, Author: Richard , review by: eurogamer.net
When news first leaked of Intel's jump from four to six cores with the new Coffee Lake processors, the biggest question we had concerned the relationship between the last-gen i7 and the next-gen i5. Surely six physical cores could trump four, even if hype...
Have we already said that competition is good for the processor market this year? Intel takes, enforced by AMD or not, the biggest step in performance since the Nehalem-generation. Back then, in 2008, we saw 6-core Intel-processors for the first time in t...
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Published: 2019-01-14, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
Battling CPUs at $60 is going to be a tough call. Do you throw the best hardware around the chip that money can buy to compare the absolute limits of the hardware under ideal conditions, or do you keep it more reasonable for the price bracket it is intend...
Published: 2018-12-26, Author: Steve , review by: gamersnexus.net
The Intel i7-9700K received ample criticism at unveil for being the first “gaming,” S-class i7 in recent history to drop hyperthreading. The move was accompanied by an increase in physical core count to 8C, but followed the previous move from 4C/8T to 6C/...
Regardless of what your budget is, there's a CPU that can meet your needs without emptying your bank account. Faster and more efficient CPUs are released every year, so there's no reason to pay for more than what you really need. But if you're an avid gam...
Published: 2018-11-26, Author: Steve , review by: gamersnexus.net
By name and by marketing, the i5 CPU is most comparable to the R5 CPUs. The R5 2600's current $160 price-point makes it a less direct comparison, and the 2600X, which would perform about where an overclocked 2600 performs, is about $220. This is also che...
