intel

Brand

6/6

Cores/Threads

3.6GHz

Base Clock

95W

TDP

Intel Core i5-8600K

$ Oct 2017 View Details

amd

Brand

4/8

Cores/Threads

3.6GHz

Base Clock

65W

TDP

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

$169 Feb 2018 View Details

Intel Core i5-8600K

6/6 Cores 3.6GHz $ Oct 2017

Intel Core i5-8600K

$ • Oct 2017

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

$169 • Feb 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

4/8 Cores 3.6GHz $169 Feb 2018

Specs Comparison

Specification	Intel Core i5-8600K	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cores	6	4
Threads	6	8
Base Clock	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost Clock	4.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier Unlocked	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
Multiplier	36 X	36 X
TDP	95 W	65 W
Memory Support	DDR4	DDR4
Cache L1	64 KB	128 KB
Cache L2	0.25 MB	0.50 MB
Cache L3	9.00 MB	4.00 MB
Integrated GPU	N/A	Radeon RX Vega 11
Architecture	Core i5 (Coffee Lake)	Ryzen 5 (Zen (Raven Ridge))
Process Size	14nm	14nm
Socket	intel socket 1151	amd socket am4
Foundry	Intel	GlobalFoundries
Die Size	N/A	210 mm²
PCI Express	Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)	N/A
Transistors	N/A	4950 million
Max Temperature	N/A	95°C

Comparison in Tools

Cinebench R23

Industry-leading 3D rendering benchmark that measures real-world CPU processing power and performance

Single Core Performance

1245 (+22%)

Intel Core i5-8600K

1021

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

Multi Core Performance

6775 (+41%)

Intel Core i5-8600K

4800

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

Geekbench 5

Popular cross-platform CPU benchmark measuring single and multi-core performance in real-world tasks

Single Core Performance

1605 (+65%)

Intel Core i5-8600K

973

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

Multi Core Performance

6114 (+72%)

Intel Core i5-8600K

3554

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

PassMark

PassMark CPU Mark is a popular synthetic benchmark that scores overall CPU performance (higher is better).

Overall CPU Score

10202 (+17%)

Intel Core i5-8600K

8734

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

Blender Benchmark

Measures CPU rendering speed in Blender, reported in frames per second (FPS). Higher FPS means faster completion of 3D rendering tasks.

Blender FPS

90.51 FPS (+31%)

Intel Core i5-8600K

69.05 FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

Comparison in Games (52 benchmarks)

Valkyria Chronicles 4

8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy • SEGA

1080p

| high

Intel Core i5-8600K (+44%)

MAX 197 FPS

MIN 176 FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

MAX 137 FPS

MIN 121 FPS

Winner

Loser

Pathfinder Kingmaker

8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG • Owlcat Games

1080p

| high

Intel Core i5-8600K (+56%)

MAX 153 FPS

MIN 140 FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

MAX 98 FPS

MIN 89 FPS

Winner

Loser

Dying Light Bad Blood

7.9 2018 • Action, RPG, Early Access • Techland

1080p

| ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K (+0%)

MAX 169 FPS

MIN 136 FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G (+0%)

MAX 169 FPS

MIN 136 FPS

Winner

Loser

Immortal Unchained

8.2 2018 • Action, Adventure, RPG • Toadman Interactive

1080p

| high

Intel Core i5-8600K (+45%)

MAX 180 FPS

MIN 152 FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

MAX 124 FPS

MIN 104 FPS

Winner

Loser

Shadows Awakening

8.3 2018 • Action, RPG • Games Farm

1080p

| ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K (+55%)

MAX 203 FPS

MIN 176 FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

MAX 131 FPS

MIN 118 FPS

Winner

Loser

Strange Brigade

7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure • Rebellion

1080p

| ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K (+0%)

MAX 166 FPS

MIN 127 FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G (+0%)

MAX 166 FPS

MIN 127 FPS

Winner

Loser

No more benchmarks available for this comparison

It's a Tie!

Based on 51 benchmarks across 47 games

Avg FPS

Intel Core i5-8600K

Avg FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G