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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 508 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Core i5-8600
- Up to 11% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - £89.97 vs £101.02
- Up to 8% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 5 3600 - £0.54 vs £0.59 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 1% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-8600 - 170 vs 168 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
168
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.54/FPS
100%
Price, £
£89.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600 | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8600 or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
41 FPS
£39.02/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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87 FPS
£17.64/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£39.88/FPS
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