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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 8945HS is 2253 days newer than Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
- Performs up to 15% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8600K - 153 vs 133 FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 45 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
133
86.9281045751634%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
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
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 9 8945HS
Mobile • Dec 6th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1546
65.25960320810469%
Multi-Core
5597
48.37510803802939%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Dec 6th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Not Available |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket FP8 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 45 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 4 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 9 8945HS
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
113 FPS
$16.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Ryzen 9 8945HS
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,830
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113 FPS
$14.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Ryzen 9 8945HS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,588.67
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106 FPS
$14.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Ryzen 9 8945HS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,489
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113 FPS
$37.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Ryzen 9 8945HS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,198
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