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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 508 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 5% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8600 - 137 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $135.0 vs $395.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 9 3900X - $1.03 vs $2.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Core i5-8600
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
115 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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121 FPS
$24.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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115 FPS
$23.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,689.24
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102 FPS
$17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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