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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 177 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Ryzen 5 1600 - 134 vs 126 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600 - £202.18 vs £300.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W
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Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1068
69.08150064683053%
Multi-Core
4578
81.79381811684831%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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