Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 781 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 8% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-8600K - 117 vs 108 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - £202.0 vs £499.99
- Up to 56% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 9 3950X - £1.87 vs £4.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
117
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.27/FPS
43%
Price, £
£499.99
40%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
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Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |