Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600K is 362 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 5% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 109 vs 104 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $108.57 vs $840.87
- Up to 88% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $1.11 vs $8.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 95 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 48 vs 6 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
109
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.11/FPS
100%
Price, €
€120.51
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €120.51 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18648 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
104
95%
Value, €/FPS
€8.97/FPS
12%
Price, €
€933.37
12%
Buy for €933.37 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18648 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 24 |
6 | Threads | 48 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 250 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |