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Ryzen 7 3800X vs Core i5-8600K

Ryzen 7 3800X vs Core i5-8600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

3.9 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for 171.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78079 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for 101.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78079 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

3.9 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for 171.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78079 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for 101.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78079 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 3800X 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 7 3800X is 640 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

  • Performs up to 2% better in Valorant than Core i5-8600K - 809 vs 792 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 16 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K

  • Up to 41% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $91.4 vs $154.27
  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
This is a free version of Valorant.
Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

809

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€171.24

59%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for 171.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78079 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

792

97.89864029666255%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€101.45

100%

Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for 101.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78079 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

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

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1695

100%

Multi-Core

8498

100%

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

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

91.2094395280236%

Multi-Core

5597

65.86255589550483%

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

vs
Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Intel Core i5-8600K

Jul 7th, 2019
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 7CollectionCore i5
MatisseCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads6
3.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.5 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
105 WTDP
95 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
39.0x
Multiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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