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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600K is 196 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- 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 10% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 7 2700 - 576 vs 522 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700 - $125.0 vs $185.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 7 2700 - $0.22 vs $0.35 per FPS
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
576
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
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
Ultra
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 2700 or Core i5-8600K
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
140 FPS
$7.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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135 FPS
$8.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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162 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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183 FPS
$10.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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183 FPS
$10.38/FPS
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Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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