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AvailabilityMSRP $299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5700X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5700X is 1642 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Core i5-8600K
- Up to 2% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5700X - CA$245.00 vs CA$250.98
Advantages of Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 13% better in New World than Core i5-8600K - 133 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing New World than Core i5-8600K - CA$1.89 vs CA$2.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 16 vs 6 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
133
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.89/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$250.98
97%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD RYZEN 7 5700X Without Cooler
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K | vs | Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 7 5700X
With selected game settings
73 FPS
CA$23.06/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
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Ryzen 7 5700X
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Ryzen 7 5700X
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