AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i5-8600K

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Core i5-8600K benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X is faster than the Core i5-8600K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-8600K in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X has slightly more cores than the Core i5-8600K. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i5-8600K. It also has more threads than the Core i5-8600K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8600K. The Core i5-8600K outputs less heat than Ryzen Threadripper 1900X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-8600K. The Ryzen Threadripper 1900X also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.