Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600X 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 3600X is 508 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 3% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-8600 - 216 vs 210 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - CA$190.0 vs CA$254.99
- Up to 27% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i5-8600 - CA$0.88 vs CA$1.21 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for CA$254.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 144 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
216
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$190
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$190 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 144 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |