Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 776 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €69.0 vs €242.73
- Up to 70% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i5-8600K - €0.53 vs €1.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 35 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 4% better in The Last of Us Part I than Athlon 3000G - 136 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 6 vs 4 threads
The Last of Us Part I
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Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
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Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Athlon | Collection | Core i5 |
Picasso | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |