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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 1686 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 12% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600X - CA$254.99 vs CA$289.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 54% better in War Thunder than Core i5-8600 - 281 vs 183 FPS
- Up to 26% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-8600 - CA$1.03 vs CA$1.39 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
281
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$289
88%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600 or Ryzen 5 7600X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
242 FPS
CA$6.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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242 FPS
CA$7.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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245 FPS
CA$17.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$4,328.22
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