Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Intel New Coffee Lake i5 8600k 6 core unlocked CPU requires a z370 motherboard and 6+power phase Board if you want good overclock. With CPUs coming out every year you might see a better and cheaper CPU before next year so you might need to buy a new CPU & motherboard when you upgrade. Hence I dont recommend spending a lot on motherboard unless you upgrade after 3 years or more.Overclocking: Greatly depends on your sample. My previous 8600k did 4.7GHz @ 1.31v 90c where as this one does 5GHz @ 1.31v 85cGaming Performance: From stock to overclock speed the performance gain isnt that noticeable unless you got 3000MHz or higher speed ram and also GTX 1080 or above for 100FPS plus on 1080p. If you got a lesser GPU or slower ram you can save money by opting for i3 8350k or i5 8400.Productivity: Acceptable performance when overclocked however a 8700k might be better choice as more core/threads helps.Power consumption: My i5 8600k CPU stock total system pull 110 Watts cine bench load 40 watts only idle. When overclocked 5 GHz at 1.31v 85c the cine-bench load went upto 200 Watts from wall ! I found my 24/7 sweet spot power/performance 4.6GHz @ 1.17v 65c & 45 watts idle 140 watts cine-bench load.Summery: 8600k and 8700k both priced high for the performance you get. I paid £230 for oem sample.These are the fastest unlocked intel CPUs now however the performance gain from a sky lake isnt that noticeable. However upgrade from sandy or ivy or even older generation definitely worth it. Overall I am happy with my processor. I hope my short review will help you to decide your purchase. Thank you.

Bought this processor to upgrade my partner's frankly ancient gaming rig.I found installing the processor a cinch, especially after watching a couple of demonstration videos on YouTube first.The processor has a couple of notches in it which align to the processor slot on the motherboard perfectly. Just make sure you touch a radiator or some such to discharge any static before you handle it!Lift the arm on the motherboard to raise the processor socket assembly, drop the processor in, and then bring the arm back down. A little plastic cover pops off as the assembky clicks into place over the processor.The performance of this processor is great and more than adequate for gaming when paired with a decent graphics card. I installed a mini GTX 1050Ti and have found the set up for more than ample for most gaming needs. You can expect to play most games at medium to high settings depending on the demand of the game engine.Overall very, very happy with this purchase and have found its performance excellent so far.Please Note: This is for the processor ONLY, there is no stock cooler bundled with it. I bought a Coolermaster CPU cooler for about £30 which is virtually silent.

Bought this to go with a new gaming build- I installed it into an Z370 ASUS MAXIMUM HERO X motherboard along with 16gb of corsair 3200hz RAM and a GammaX400 cpu cooler.The new 8th generation intel cpus are beasts to say the least, you can see a real different from 6th and 7th gen with the extra 2 cores and coffee lake architecture.Good overclocking potential too: using ASUS's own OC software I easily overclocked my i5 from 3.6Ghz to 4.75Ghz with no problems whatsoever, thought if you want to really push it I can see overclocks of 5Ghz+ being possible (if a bit potentially unstable.)In conclusion this CPU is perfect for a gaming PC or a high power workstation- it was definitely worth the £200 odd I paid for it.

6 cores and threads is more than enough . Overclocked to 4.5ghz . Most games run perfectly with the exception of severely unoptimised games. Would recommend it if you can find it at a competitive price to ryzen processors as these processors are better compared to ryzen but not the best value for your money

I will join the masses of people and say that this is indeed probably the best quality for money I5 8th gen core you can get on the market, It has never let me down a day in it's life, and is super fast for a CPU of this stature for gaming and productivity, both in 1080P and 2K (this being paired with a GTX 1070 Of course)

Very good for gaming and running with a 1070ti it can handle any game or task you throw at it. I highly recommend this for anybuild in the region of £800-£1400. Extremely good product if you are getting a different cooler as the out of box cooler is not the best. Overall very happy.

This review is for when I bought it, which was back in 2018/2019Great for the time that I bought it at, lasted quite a while, was well worth the price, great performance in general and for gaming.

Perfect purchase, finally decided to upgrade from my awful a8-6600K system and couldn't be happier.I am able to Stream and play games at the same time, edit video footage and run Photoshop and illustrator with ease. I also use my PC for development work and even with chrome tabs open in abundance even whilst trying to game and stream I'm yet to see this go over ~75% usage apart from the full load stress test i put it under when testing it upon initial purchase. I have mine over clocked to 4.2 standard, but i have had it at 4.8 before it got a little scetchy. but power for value this is your best option as an all round chip in my opinion. there's not a lot it can't cope with.