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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 177 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- 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 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 5 1500X - 173 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - $125.0 vs $195.0
Forza Horizon 5
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
71.41009055627426%
Multi-Core
3644
65.10630695015188%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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