Core i5-8600K

Measured performance for Core i5-8600K across 1 verified WhatFPS runs. Every number is measured in our benchmark suite — not estimated, not self-reported. CPU score (the processor's own performance): 5,461 on average over the best run per rig, best run 5,461 — #67 of 84 measured processors. The best rig we measured it in scored 2,908 GAMING (that number reflects the whole PC, not just Core i5-8600K). Most often paired with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070.

Core i5-8600K across four graphics APIs

  • Earth II (Vulkan): 10.6 FPS
  • Mission to Earth II (DirectX 12): 12.7 FPS
  • Earth II Landing (DirectX 12 Ultimate — base version, the card has no RT hardware): 12.3 FPS
  • Supernova (DirectX 11, draw call storm): 65.2 FPS

Specifications

  • Cores / threads: 6 / 6
  • Base clock: 3,600 MHz
  • Measured peak clock: 4,114 MHz
  • L3 cache: 9 MB
  • L2 cache: 256 KB

Raw values

  • Integer (MT): 3.2 Gop/s
  • Single-thread (1T): 0.47 Gop/s
  • Draw calls/s (DX11): 7,825,171

What the numbers mean

The GAMING score is a geometric mean of GPU (63 %), CPU (30 %), RAM (5 %) and drive (2 %) — a weak part cannot hide behind a strong one. The CPU score is the hardware's own performance and what we rank on. Every run is HMAC-signed in the app and scored on the server. The full methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

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