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Core i5-8600K vs Ryzen 5 7600X

Core i5-8600K vs Ryzen 5 7600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 1818 days newer than Core i5-8600K.

Advantages of Core i5-8600K

  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 95 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600X

  • Performs up to 14% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-8600K - 193 vs 169 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

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

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

169

88%

Value, €/FPS

€0.8/FPS

100%

Price, €

€134.97

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for 134.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

193

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

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

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

54%

Multi-Core

5597

44%

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2863

100%

Multi-Core

12807

100%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Core i5-8600K

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo

Ryzen 5 7600X

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.3 GHz
95 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
36.0xMultiplier
47.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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