Intel Core i5 8600K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2017
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Zen+
Processor Number
i5-8600K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
12 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
sTR4
Power Consumption
95 W
250 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
68 °C
Transistor Count
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19.2 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
24
Performance Core Threads
6
48
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.2 GHz
Total Core Count
6
24
Total Thread Count
6
48
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2048 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
87.42 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
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Shader Units
192
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Texture Units
24
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Raster Operation Units
3
—
Execution Units
24
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
60
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,201
1,159
Cinebench R23
6,612
26,292
Geekbench 6
1,649
1,297
Geekbench 5
1,163
1,064
Geekbench 6
6,050
8,391
Geekbench 5
5,367
11,876
Passmark CPU
2,603
2,319
Passmark CPU
10,201
29,986
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.