Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 995 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 3% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-8600 - 149 vs 145 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - £126.99 vs £189.2
- Up to 35% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i5-8600 - £0.85 vs £1.3 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
149
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.85/FPS
100%
Price, £
£126.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £126.99 on Amazon
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Updated 23 minutes ago
Buy for £189.2 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |