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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600K is 217 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- 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 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 11% better in New World than Ryzen 7 1700 - 118 vs 106 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - $148.49 vs $195.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing New World than Ryzen 7 1700 - $1.26 vs $1.84 per FPS
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$148.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 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 |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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