Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 208 days older than Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 8% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 2500X - 197 vs 182 FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
75.7554945054945%
Multi-Core
3801
75.61169683707976%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
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Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |