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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 1127 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - $125.0 vs $166.0
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 3% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i5-8600K - 268 vs 259 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 16 vs 6 threads
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1546
70.98255280073462%
Multi-Core
5597
54.53571080580727%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 7 5800X
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
176 FPS
$13.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,329.9
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135 FPS
$8.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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135 FPS
$8.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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178 FPS
$7.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,315.25
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163 FPS
$20.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,348
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98 FPS
$16.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,653.99
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135 FPS
$10.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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135 FPS
$17.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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163 FPS
$8.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,439.99
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163 FPS
$10.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,678
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