Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600K is 196 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Ryzen 5 2600X - 131 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - $101.64 vs $135.27
- Up to 29% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Ryzen 5 2600X - $0.86 vs $1.21 per FPS
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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In Stock
Updated 178 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
131
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.86/FPS
100%
Price, €
€112.82
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €112.82 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 178 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
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Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |