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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 1127 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - €242.73 vs €953.9
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 9% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-8600K - 146 vs 134 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 32 vs 6 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C 32T 3.40GHz tray - 100-000000059
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1546
70.6258565555048%
Multi-Core
5597
46.03174603174603%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 9 5950X
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
28 FPS
€44.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,239.9
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111 FPS
€21.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,339.9
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63 FPS
€30.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€1,949.9
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146 FPS
€21.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,189.9
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43 FPS
€31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,333
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74 FPS
€20.4/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,509.9
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