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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 1686 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Core i5-8600
- Up to 79% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $92.97 vs $446.27
- Up to 68% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.25 vs $0.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 57% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-8600 - 582 vs 371 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 32 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
371
64%
Value, €/FPS
€0.25/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 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
582
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.77/FPS
32%
Price, €
€446.27
20%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8600 or Ryzen 9 7950X
With selected game settings
389 FPS
€6.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,340.54
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461 FPS
€4.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,238.74
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413 FPS
€4.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,863.96
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461 FPS
€4.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€2,067.57
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532 FPS
€6.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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€3,719.82
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389 FPS
€5.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,007.21
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532 FPS
€5.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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€2,774.77
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389 FPS
€6.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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€2,683.78
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461 FPS
€5.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€2,412.61
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429 FPS
€5.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,367.57
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