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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X outperforms 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 Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 95 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Performs up to 3% better in Starfield than Core i5-8600K - 62 vs 60 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 64 vs 6 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
60
96%
Value, €/FPS
€3.48/FPS
100%
Price, €
€208.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K, 3.6 GHZ, 9MB Cache, LGA 1151
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
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 |
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