Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz Socket 1151

Which processor now offers the most bang of your buck varies per price segment. If you have a very small budget, in our opinion it is best to find an Intel Pentium G4560, which, given its higher availability, is less of a challenge than it was a few...

The most recent Intel CPUs have massively increased the number of cores and threads available to them. It wasn't that long ago that the majority of i5 and i7 processors were quad cores, whilst the i3 made do with two. The i7s had hyperthreading to help...

The overclockable Core i5 8600K always seemed like it would be the Intel Coffee Lake CPU that would steal my gaming heart. But now that the vanguard of 8th Gen Core CPUs are out, with the Core i7 8700K and i5 8400 bookending this Core i5 8600K, I...

The Core i5-7600K lost its place as the dominant all-round CPU to AMD, which offered far superior multi-threaded performance for the same money, albeit with a hit in some games. The Core i5-8600K's two additional cores do a lot to improve the situation,...

The Intel i5-8600K is a return to an old argument. Before Ryzen's launch, and before the i5-7600K, the fact was that most i5 CPUs were perfectly adequate for gaming, if not more than adequate. As the i5 lineup aged, though, a game would occasionally...

PricingThe Intel Core i5-8600K is available now for around £340. That's a pretty decent price given the performance we've seen today, and it is quite a lot cheaper than the i7-8700K, which is around £480! Hopefully, we'll see AMD price more...

The i5 8600K effectively replaces the last-gen i7 - and for those willing to invest now to get a more lastable system in the longer term, that's a good bet. For Kaby Lake i5 K-chip owners feeling aggrieved by the lack of eight-gen compatibility, you can at least take comfort from the fact that the i7 7700K will be dropping in price like a stone now and will offer great performance on your system as a potential future upgrade.