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Intel logo Core i5-8600K
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General information Core i5-8600K Core i3-2120
Launched Q4 2017 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 8.3 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 65 W 31.6 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 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 No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i5-8600K Core i3-2120
Overall Score 50674 0 % 33526 33.8 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 23 % 62.9 %
Benchmark Score 6594 0 % 1263 80.8 %
Single Thread Score 2600.8 0 % 1497.9 42.4 %
Encrypting Data 3089.5 MB/s 0 % 2864.6 MB/s 7.3 %
Compressing Data 138.5 MB/s 0 % 40.9 MB/s 70.5 %
String objects sorting 17454.7 thousand/s 0 % 6092.9 thousand/s 65.1 %
Prime numbers generation 42.2 millions/s 0 % 11.9 millions/s 71.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 27784.9 millions/s 0 % 9415.7 millions/s 66.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 23757.4 millions/s 0 % 3638.9 millions/s 84.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-8600K, Core i3-2120.

Average frames per second Core i5-8600K Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.2 FPS 54.4 FPS
High settings 168.3 FPS 87.0 FPS
Medium settings 210.4 FPS 108.7 FPS
Low settings 263.0 FPS 135.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 48.3 %

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 i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.9 FPS 109.7 FPS
High settings 223.8 FPS 175.5 FPS
Medium settings 279.7 FPS 219.4 FPS
Low settings 349.7 FPS 274.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.6 %
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