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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 7900X3D is 1785 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 67% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £125.32 vs £384.49
- Up to 63% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £0.45 vs £1.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 13% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-8600 - 314 vs 279 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 24 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
279
88%
Value, £/FPS
£0.45/FPS
100%
Price, £
£125.32
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
314
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.22/FPS
36%
Price, £
£384.49
32%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Desk-top Processor (12-core/24-thread, 140MB cache, up to 5.6 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600 or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
243 FPS
£7.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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