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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600 is 188 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 4% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 176 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - $135.0 vs $221.76
- Up to 41% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - $0.77 vs $1.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 65 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 32 vs 6 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/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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Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
FPS
169
96%
Value, $/FPS
$1.31/FPS
58%
Price, $
$221.76
60%
AMD YD195XA8AEWOF Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (16-core/32-thread) Desktop Processor
Buy for $221.76 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3077 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 10th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Whitehaven |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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