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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600K is 177 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 5% better in No Man's Sky than Ryzen 5 1600X - 178 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$169.07 vs CA$307.08
- Up to 47% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$0.97 vs CA$1.82 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
178
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.97/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$169.07
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
Buy for CA$169.07 on Amazon
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Updated 39 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
169
94.9438202247191%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.82/FPS
53.2967032967033%
Price, CA$
CA$307.08
55%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
Buy for CA$307.08 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 39 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1123
72.63906856403622%
Multi-Core
4766
85.15276040736109%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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