Intel Core i5-8600 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-8600 was released in Q1/2018 and has 6 cores. The processor can process 6 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1151-2. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i5-8600 achieved a result of 1,132 points (single-core) or 4,977 points (multi-core).
Intel Core i5-8600

CPU lineage

In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i5-8600 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i5-8600.

Name: Intel Core i5-8600
Family: Intel Core i5 (328)
CPU group: Intel Core i 8000 (20)
Architecture: Coffee Lake S
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 8
Predecessor: Intel Core i5-7600
Successor: Intel Core i5-9600

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-8600 has 6 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-8600 is 3.10 GHz (4.20 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 6 / 6
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 6x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores): 3.80 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-8600 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i5-8600 has the Intel UHD Graphics 630 installed, which has 24 streaming multiprocessors (192 shaders).

GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.15 GHz
Compute units: 24
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2017
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-8600 supports a maximum of 128 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 42.7 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2666
42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory: 128 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-8600 has a TDP of 65 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i5-8600 is made in 14 nm and has 9.00 MB cache.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1151-2
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 9.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2018
Release price: 230 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-8600 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-7900X Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
1133
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
1133
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz
1133
Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz
1132
Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1132
Intel Core i7-9750HF Intel Core i7-9750HF
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1132
Intel Core i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1132

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
5017
Intel Core i7-3970X Intel Core i7-3970X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
4981
Intel Xeon D-1548 Intel Xeon D-1548
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
4981
Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
4977
Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-3960X
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
4973
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AMD Ryzen 5 1600
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
4970
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
4970

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1407
Intel Core i7-7800X Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1406
Intel Xeon W-2191B Intel Xeon W-2191B
18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz
1405
Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz
1402
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1402
Intel Xeon W-3265M Intel Xeon W-3265M
24C 48T @ 4.60 GHz
1396
Intel Core i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.20 GHz
1394

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz
5402
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz
5402
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
5402
Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
5391
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
5387
Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
5373
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 AMD Ryzen 3 3100
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
5372

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz
443
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz
443
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz
443
Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i5-8600
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442
Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442
Intel Core i7-10700TE Intel Core i7-10700TE
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442
Intel Core i3-10305 Intel Core i3-10305
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
9980
Intel Core i5-10400T Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
9964
Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
9953
Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
9950
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
9923
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
9917
Intel Core i3-1125G4 Intel Core i3-1125G4
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
9890

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
2719
Intel Core i7-8850H Intel Core i7-8850H
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
2709
Intel Xeon E-2176M Intel Xeon E-2176M
6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
2703
Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 3.10 GHz
2697
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
2696
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
2692
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
2688

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 AMD Ryzen 3 3100
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
179
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
179
Intel Core i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
179
Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz
178
Intel Core i7-8665U Intel Core i7-8665U
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
178
Intel Xeon W-2223 Intel Xeon W-2223
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
178
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
178

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
987
Intel Core i7-7740X Intel Core i7-7740X
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
976
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
966
Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
959
Intel Xeon W-2125 Intel Xeon W-2125
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
943
Intel Core i5-8500B Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
934
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
934

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