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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600K is 56 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 7% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 133 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 85% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - $91.4 vs $599.06
- Up to 86% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - $0.76 vs $5.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 95 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 32 vs 6 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
133
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.76/FPS
100%
Price, €
€101.45
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
FPS
124
93.23308270676691%
Value, €/FPS
€5.36/FPS
14.17910447761194%
Price, €
€664.96
15%
AMD YD195XA8AEWOF Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (16-core/32-thread) Desktop Processor
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Updated 61115 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Single-Core
1171
75.74385510996119%
Multi-Core
7539
100%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Aug 10th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Whitehaven |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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