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 (42 benchmarks)

Mafia II Definitive Edition

7.5 2020 • Action, Adventure • Hangar 13, D3T

1080p

| ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K (+26%)

MAX 211 FPS

MIN 119 FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

MAX 167 FPS

MIN 86 FPS

Winner

Loser

Ori and the Will of the Wisps Background

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

7 2020 • Action • Moon Studios GmbH

1080p

| ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K (+56%)

MAX 267 FPS

MIN 233 FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

MAX 171 FPS

MIN 148 FPS

Winner

Loser

Gothic Playable Teaser

7.3 2019 • RPG • THQ Nordic Barcelona

1080p

| ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K (+56%)

MAX 64 FPS

MIN 55 FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

MAX 41 FPS

MIN 34 FPS

Winner

Loser

Trine 4 The Nightmare Prince

7 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie • Frozenbyte

1080p

| high

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G (+0%)

MAX 237 FPS

MIN 208 FPS

Intel Core i5-8600K (+0%)

MAX 237 FPS

MIN 208 FPS

Winner

Loser

Chernobylite Complete Edition Background

Chernobylite Complete Edition

8 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation • The Farm 51

1080p

| ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K (+34%)

MAX 126 FPS

MIN 89 FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

MAX 94 FPS

MIN 57 FPS

Winner

Loser

Devil's Hunt

8.1 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie • Layopi Games

1080p

| ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K (+45%)

MAX 159 FPS

MIN 92 FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

MAX 110 FPS

MIN 58 FPS

Winner

Loser

No more benchmarks available for this comparison

It's a Tie!

Based on 42 benchmarks across 37 games

Avg FPS

Intel Core i5-8600K

Avg FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G