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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600K is 363 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Minecraft than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 724 vs 684 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $148.49 vs $197.65
- Up to 28% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $0.21 vs $0.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 95 vs 180 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
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Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
724
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/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
High
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 180 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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