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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X is 1818 days newer than Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 23% better in Valorant than Core i5-8600K - 978 vs 792 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 24 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
792
80%
Value, €/FPS
€0.31/FPS
100%
Price, €
€242.73
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 9 7900X
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
942 FPS
€2.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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942 FPS
€2.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,444
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891 FPS
€2.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,909.9
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954 FPS
€2.47/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,359.9
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891 FPS
€2.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,399
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978 FPS
€3.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,229.9
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763 FPS
€2.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,599.9
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978 FPS
€7.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€7,008.49
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850 FPS
€2.07/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,759.9
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926 FPS
€2.33/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,159.9
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