Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive 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 3600 is 640 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 1% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-8600K - 146 vs 145 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €90.59 vs €242.73
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1546
96.80651221039449%
Multi-Core
5597
81.30447414294015%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |