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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 640 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 10% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 3400G - 201 vs 183 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $98.15 vs $148.49
- Up to 27% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-8600K - $0.54 vs $0.74 per FPS
- 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 - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
183
91%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$98.15
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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Updated 4925 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 5 3400G
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
12 FPS
$69.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$699/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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