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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 64 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield IV than Ryzen 7 2700X - 417 vs 407 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Up to 98% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - £3.85 vs £186.3
- Up to 98% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i5-8600 - £0.01 vs £0.45 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 16 vs 6 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
407
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.01/FPS
100%
Price, £
£3.85
100%
Value Winner
Sweeaau 4-pin Floppy Male Power Connector To 15-pin Female Power Cable Adapter Converter Ryzen 7 2700x
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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