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Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i5 8600K vs Intel Core Ultra 5 245K: Comparison

Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i5 8600K and Intel Core Ultra 5 245K separate most on l2 cache: Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i5 8600K at 1.5 MB, Intel Core Ultra 5 245K at 26 MB, 94% in favour of Intel Core Ultra 5 245K. L3 Cache splits them by another 63%, again favouring Intel Core Ultra 5 245K. They match on 7 other specifications, including form factor, market segment and performance cores.

8th Gen Intel Core i5 8600K
IntelIntel 8th Gen Intel Core i5 8600K
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
IntelIntel Core Ultra 5 245K

Specs

Specification
8th Gen Intel Core i5 8600K
Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i5 8600K
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
BrandIntelIntel
Form FactorDesktopDesktop
Model Number8600K245K
CodenameCoffee LakeArrow Lake-S
Core/Thread Count6 Core / 6 Thread14 Core (6P+8E) / 14 Thread
TDP95 W125W Base / 159W Max Turbo
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel Arc Graphics (4 Xe Cores)
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Cache9MB L3 + 1.5MB L2 + 384KB L124MB L3 + 26MB L2
SocketLGA 1151LGA 1851
Boost/Base Clock4.3 GHz / 3.6 GHz5.2 GHz / 4.2 GHz
Socket StatusEnd of LifeCurrent
Process Node14 nm3 nm
Performance Cores66
Efficiency Cores08
SMT Enabledfalsefalse
P-Core Base Clock3.6 GHz4.2
P-Core Boost Clock4.3 GHz5.2
L2 Cache1.5 MB-94%26 MB
L3 Cache9 MB-62%24 MB
Base Power95 W125 W
Max Turbo Power95 W159
Memory TypeDDR4DDR5
Max Memory Speed2666 MT/s6400
Memory Channels22
ECC Supportfalsetrue
Integrated GraphicsYesYes
iGPU ModelIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel Graphics
Copilot Plus Certifiedfalsefalse
PCIe Generation3.0PCIe 5.0
PCIe Lanes16-33%24
Launch MSRP$257309
Retail AvailabilityRetailBoxed Retail
SeriesCore i5Core Ultra 5
CPU Process Node14 NanometersTSMC N3B (Compute Tile)
ArchitectureCoffee Lake, 8th Gen Intel CoreArrow Lake, Core Ultra 200 Series
Memory SupportDDR4-2666DDR5-6400

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