Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 1127 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 6% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-8600K - 93 vs 88 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - £178.0 vs £252.99
- Up to 33% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-8600K - £1.91 vs £2.87 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 16 vs 6 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for £252.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 47 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
93
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.91/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £178 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 47 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
6 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |