Buy on Amazon
£188.66
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1999
Availability
MSRP in USD: $1999
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is 781 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 93% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £188.66 vs £2798.0
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 95 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Performs up to 0% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-8600K - 303 vs 302 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 64 vs 6 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
Buy for £188.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 287 minutes ago
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Processor (32C/64T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
Buy for £2,798 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 286 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1546
94.49877750611248%
Multi-Core
5597
39.95573957738435%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 32 |
| 6 | Threads | 64 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
