Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X 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 9 3950X is 649 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - £125.32 vs £499.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 9 3950X - £0.67 vs £2.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8600 - 192 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 32 vs 6 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
188
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.67/FPS
100%
Price, £
£125.32
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £125.32 on Amazon
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Buy for £499 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 16 |
6 | Threads | 32 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |