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Processor · Intel · 2017

Intel Core i5-8600K

In gaming terms, a sound mid-range gaming chip for mid-tier cards. It outscores 50% of the 133 processors in our index and keeps graphics cards up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti fully used at 1440p.

Index
55/100
Rank
#67
Cores / threads
6/6
Top speed
4.3 GHz
Power
95 W

Graphics cards that match it

Recent cards the Intel Core i5-8600K keeps fully used at 1440p without much processor to spare, by our bottleneck model.

Games it handles, by the processor requirement

Against the 191 released games whose publisher names a processor we can place.

  • 170 recommended processor or better 89%
  • 21 minimum only 11%
  • 0 below minimum 0%

Upcoming releases on the Intel Core i5-8600K

Unreleased games whose publishers have already named a processor.

Recommended spec 5

Minimum spec 8

Below minimum 3

Where the processor decides the frame rate

Games that lean on the CPU more than the graphics card, and where this chip lands against each.

Spec card

Maker
Intel
Released
2017
Cores
6
Threads
6
Base speed
3.6 GHz
Top speed
4.3 GHz
Rated power
95 W
Tier
C

The processors either side of it

Nearest in our index. Pick one to compare them directly.

Intel Core i5-8600K: quick answers

Which graphics card suits the Intel Core i5-8600K?

At 1440p it keeps a card up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti fully used, by our bottleneck model. 11 desktop cards are an even match for it. A faster card than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti will spend time waiting on the processor, more so at 1080p.

Will the Intel Core i5-8600K run 2027 games?

Of the 16 upcoming games that name a processor, it meets the recommended one for 5, only the minimum for 8, and falls short of 3.

How many cores does the Intel Core i5-8600K have?

6 cores and 6 threads, with a top clock speed of 4.3 GHz.