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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600 is 230 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 2% better in HITMAN 3 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 201 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 85% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $175.0 vs $1150.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $0.87 vs $5.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 65 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 48 vs 6 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
201
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
198
98.50746268656717%
Value, $/FPS
$5.81/FPS
14.974182444061961%
Price, $
$1150
15%
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
Buy for $1,150 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350053 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1235
84.82142857142857%
Multi-Core
7407
100%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 6 | Threads | 48 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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