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Intel logo Core i5-8600K
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General information Core i5-8600K Core i3-6100
Launched Q4 2017 Q4 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Skylake-S
Clock 3.6 GHz 2.7 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 51 W 46.3 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 9 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i5-8600K Core i3-6100
Overall Score 50805 0 % 40561 20.2 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 50 % 19.4 %
Benchmark Score 6662 0 % 2707 59.4 %
Single Thread Score 2590.4 0 % 2178.9 15.9 %
Encrypting Data 3077.1 MB/s 0 % 1383.6 MB/s 55 %
Compressing Data 138 MB/s 0 % 55.7 MB/s 59.7 %
String objects sorting 17527.4 thousand/s 0 % 7343.5 thousand/s 58.1 %
Prime numbers generation 42.4 millions/s 0 % 14 millions/s 67.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 27797.8 millions/s 0 % 12685.1 millions/s 54.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 24105.8 millions/s 0 % 7788.4 millions/s 67.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-8600K, Core i3-6100.

Average frames per second Core i5-8600K Core i3-6100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.2 FPS 74.8 FPS
High settings 168.2 FPS 119.7 FPS
Medium settings 210.3 FPS 149.7 FPS
Low settings 262.9 FPS 187.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-8600K Core i3-6100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.8 FPS 121.8 FPS
High settings 223.7 FPS 194.8 FPS
Medium settings 279.7 FPS 243.5 FPS
Low settings 349.6 FPS 304.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.9 %
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