Performance Specification
CPU Speed
3.6 GHz
Turbo Speed
4.3 GHz
Physical Cores
6 cores
Threads
6 threads
CPU Codename
Coffee Lake
TDP (Power)
95W
Lithography
14nm
Mobo Socket
LGA 1151
Bit Width
64 Bit
Memory Channels
2
Rating & Price
GD RATING
Unknown
Release price
$257
Core i5-8600K 6-Core 3.6GHz Game Requirement Analysis
The Core i5-8600K 6-Core 3.6GHz is a high-end CPU based on the 14nm Coffee Lake microarchitecture.
It offers 6 physical cores (6 logical), initially clocked at 3.6GHz, which may go up to 4.1GHz using 6 cores with Turbo Boost, or up to 4.3GHz boost clock on a single core. The i7-8700K has 9MB of L3 Cache.
Among its many features, HyperThreading, Turbo Boost 2.0 and Virtualization are activated and the processor has its multiplier unlocked.
This Core i5-8600K CPU offers excellent gaming performance and will not be the bottleneck in any modern gaming PC. It will be able to play all modern games comfortably on high/ultra graphics performance without being a hindrance to the accompanying GPU.
Source [ Jon ]