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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 312 days older than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 65% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 33 vs 20 FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 95 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 64 vs 6 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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
High
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Single-Core
1180
76.32600258732212%
Multi-Core
7221
100%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Aug 13th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 32 |
| 6 | Threads | 64 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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