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Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Core i5-8600K

Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Core i5-8600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

3.8 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo
AMD RyzenTM 9 3900XT Prozessor (12 Kerne/24 Threads, 70MB Cache, bis zu 4,7 GHz Max Boost) - ohne Kühler, AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

Buy for 579.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75074 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 242.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75074 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

3.8 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo
AMD RyzenTM 9 3900XT Prozessor (12 Kerne/24 Threads, 70MB Cache, bis zu 4,7 GHz Max Boost) - ohne Kühler, AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

Buy for 579.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75074 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 242.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75074 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 1006 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

  • Performs up to 7% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-8600K - 219 vs 205 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 24 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K

  • Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - €242.73 vs €579.7
  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 95 vs 105 Watts
This is a free version of Diablo IV.
Diablo IV

Diablo IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo
Ryzen 9 3900XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020


FPS

219

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€579.7

41%

FPS Winner

AMD RyzenTM 9 3900XT Prozessor (12 Kerne/24 Threads, 70MB Cache, bis zu 4,7 GHz Max Boost) - ohne Kühler, AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

Buy for 579.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75074 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

205

93.60730593607306%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€242.73

100%

Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 242.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75074 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo
Ryzen 9 3900XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo
Ryzen 9 3900XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020


Single-Core

1729

100%

Multi-Core

10030

100%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

89.41584731058416%

Multi-Core

5597

55.80259222333%

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

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Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Intel Core i5-8600K

Jul 7th, 2020
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i5
MatisseCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores6
24
Threads6
3.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
105 WTDP
95 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
39.0x
Multiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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