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In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 1195 days newer than Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Performs up to 7% better in Remnant II than Core i5-8600K - 95 vs 89 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 24 vs 6 threads
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1546
75.3411306042885%
Multi-Core
5597
56.735935124176386%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900 or Core i5-8600K
Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
61 FPS
CA$60.17/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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Ryzen 9 5900
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