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In short — Ryzen 9 5900 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 9 5900 is 1195 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900 - €256.88 vs €378.88
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Performs up to 13% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-8600K - 213 vs 188 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 24 vs 6 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-8600K, 3.6 GHZ, 9MB Cache, LGA 1151
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Processore 16 Core/32 Thread, Architettura Zen 3, 72 MB di Cache L3, TDP di 105 W, Boost di Frequenza Fino a 4,8 GHz, Socket AM4, DDR4 e PCIe 4.0, Senza Ventole
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1546
75.3411306042885%
Multi-Core
5597
56.735935124176386%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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