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Intel Core i5 Coffee Lake i5-8600K BOX (BX80684I58600K)

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Socket: Intel LGA 1151 v2; Cores (cores): 6; Threads (threads): 6; Speed (GHz): 3.6; IGP: UHD Graphics 630; PCIe support: 3.0;
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Intel Core i5 Coffee Lake i5-8600K BOX
Main
SeriesCore i5
Code nameCoffee Lake
SocketIntel LGA 1151 v2
Lithography14 nm
In boxBOX (no cooler)
Cores and Threads
Cores6 cores
Threads6 threads
Speed
Clock speed3.6 GHz
TurboBoost / TurboCore4.3 GHz
Cache
L3 cache9 MB
Specs
IGPUHD Graphics 630
Front side bus8 GT/s
TDP95 W
InstructionMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2 / BMI, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, FMA3, EM64T, NX, XD, VT-x, VT-d, MPX, SGX /
Multiplier36
Free multiplier
PCIe support3.0
Passmark CPU Mark test12763 points
Geekbench 4 test29690 points
Cinebench R15 test1051 points
Memory
Max. RAM128 GB
Max. DDR4 speed2666 MHz
Channels2
Added to E-CatalogSeptember 2017
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BX80684I58600K

Packing type: BOX (without cooler)
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Model overview based on user reviews  
The Intel Core i5 Coffee Lake processors are praised for their excellent overclocking capabilities, with users achieving speeds up to 5 GHz and experiencing significant performance improvements in applications and games. Many users report smooth performance with no noticeable lags, even in demanding games like The Witcher 3 and GTA 5. However, some users have noted temperature fluctuations and the lack of integrated video drivers for certain Windows versions. While the processor is generally considered fast and reliable, there are occasional concerns about noise during gaming and potential overheating issues. Overall, it is recommended for those seeking a balance of performance and value, though some suggest considering newer models for better value.
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For intel games
26 April 2020 
Norm stone for 6 fast cores for games if there are funds. For some, acceleration to 5 is not enough) ~ Stones are burning. And I have not heard that they are restoring. Bought before episode 9 came out.
Rumor has it that crystal is better than in series 9. In 9 rejection from 8 series.
When he dies I'll tell you
starpomuse Intel i5-8600K BOX more than year
I was thinking of getting a Ryzen, but I need single-threaded compilation speed and that's Intel.
10 April 2018 
Normally runs in air at a minimum of 5GHz (I overclocked it with a multiplier of 50 but the CPU voltage was 1.5 in auto overclock, didn't want to risk it). Set to 4.9GHz in a stress test on AIDA64 with a maximum of 91°C on a ZALMAN 10S Optima for 17 minutes without throttling. Adjusted to 4.8GHz (CPU voltage 1.456 at 4.8 but lower otherwise) with a max temperature in games of 78°C, overclocked Corsair RAM 8x2=16GB to 3100 from 2400 nominal. Simple Asus Prime z370-P motherboard, overall satisfied.

CPU CPU Frequency Motherboard Chipset Memory CL-RCD-RP-RAS Read Speed
6x Core i5-8600K 4800 MHz Asus Prime Z370-P Z370 Int. Dual DDR4-3100 17-18-18-36 CR2 40331 MB/s
Overclocking with a simple multiplier, the increase from 6600k to 4.5GHz resulted in up to a 30% increase; compilation speed has significantly improved, and all applications have become more responsive.
sometimes the temperature on the cores jumps from 40-67 or the sensors are so inaccurate, or the monitoring system, there is no driver for integrated video on win7-8 and win10 32bit only on win10 64bit, if it were soldered like the 2500k it would be priceless
use Intel Core i5 Coffee Lake few months
Good percentage
24 February 2019 
Excellent percentage,
Forget about friezes, as well as lags, I have a 1050 ti, so everything is fire, temperature is 20-40 max degrees with a deepcool gamaxx 200t cooler, idle temperature is 15 or less (I played wither 3, gta 5, resident evil 2 re and cs on it go everything is fine)
Did not notice
use Intel i5-8400 OEM more than year
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Intel Core i5 Coffee Lake configurations

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Intel Core i5 Coffee Lake i5-8400 BOXfrom £174.002 offers
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Light heavyweight champion

Intermediate models of the Core i5-8500 and 8600, by analogy with the 7500 and 7600, were not released by Intel, at least at the start of the eighth generation (perhaps they will appear later). The junior i5-8400 is immediately followed by the top-end 8600K — also six-core, but with a high base frequency (3.6 GHz), an even higher auto-overclocking frequency (4.1 – 4.3 GHz) and the possibility of manual overclocking (as evidenced by the "K" suffix). Integrated UHD 630 graphics included.

Record overclocking

The overclocking potential of each particular processor instance is always a lottery. But judging by the reviews on east european and foreign hardware sites, the Core i5-8600K is almost guaranteed to hit the 5 GHz mark. And in the presence of a motherboard with a reinforced power subsystem, overclocking can reach 5.2 – 5.4 GHz. And this is not a dropsy or liquid nitrogen, but an ordinary tower air cooler.

Frequency matters

Due to the lack of support for the technology of parallelization of physical cores to Hyper-Threading threads, the i5-8600K heats up less than the twelve-thread Core i7-8700K. This allows it to be overclocked to a higher frequency and, as a result, it can better cope with games that are demanding not so much on the number of cores, but on the performance of each of them. Examples of such games are PUBG and ARMA 3. If you are primarily interested in them, build a computer on 8600K. If you play all the new games in a row, then it’s better to bet on eight or twelve-thread AMD Ryzen 5.