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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1686 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Core i5-8600
- Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $92.97 vs $341.19
- Up to 70% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.54 vs $1.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-8600 - 187 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 24 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
172
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.54/FPS
100%
Price, €
€92.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
187
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.82/FPS
30%
Price, €
€341.19
27%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 7030 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | 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 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8600 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
144 FPS
€11.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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136 FPS
€16.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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€2,297.29
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187 FPS
€24.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€4,503.6
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160 FPS
€13.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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168 FPS
€12.33/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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50 FPS
€46.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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136 FPS
€14.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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64 FPS
€23.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,486.48
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109 FPS
€27.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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160 FPS
€25.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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