Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 1127 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 15% better in Rust than Core i5-8600K - 231 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €273.61 vs €288.88
- Up to 18% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-8600K - €1.18 vs €1.44 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.18/FPS
100%
Price, €
€273.61
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |