Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 508 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 2% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-8600 - 110 vs 108 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - CA$145.58 vs CA$254.99
- Up to 44% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-8600 - CA$1.32 vs CA$2.36 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
110
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.32/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$145.58
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
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Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |