Intel Core i5 Coffee Lake i5-8600 BOX (BX80684I58600)

Six streams, one speed

Unlike the Core i3 of the Coffee Lake generation, which are essentially a rebranding of the Core i5 of the Kaby Lake generation, the "coffee i-fifths" are completely new processors. They are six-core, which is new for Intel, do not support multithreading, are comparable in cost to the Ryzen 5 2600/2600X, but the lack of Hyper-Threading support is rather a plus. This allows them to independently take frequencies higher than those of a competitor, namely, 4.3 GHz in boost with a modest 3.1 GHz by standard.

Modest and tasteful

The processor has 9 MB L3 smart cache and support for DDR4 2666 MHz. A modest TPD of 65 W allows you to work without problems even on an unremarkable bundled cooler. The processor also has a built-in Intel UHD Graphics 630, operating at frequencies up to 1.15 GHz.

Unlike its older brother, the i5-8600 has a locked multiplier, so one of the newly introduced LGA1151v2 chipsets — H370, B360 or H310 will be an perfect pair for CPU. Although the processor has only six threads, a high frequency will provide you with excellent FPS in any games for a very reasonable price.