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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600 is 349 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 7 1800X - 172 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1800X - $135.0 vs $235.0
- Up to 44% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 7 1800X - $0.78 vs $1.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 16 vs 6 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
172
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$135
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD YD180XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1800X Processor
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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