Intel Core i5-8600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3350GE

Processor comparisons 18-02-2022

   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the full tests Intel Core i5-8600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3350GE and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, streaming, video editing, machine learning. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, 3DMark, Furmark, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, Prime95, AIDA64, WPrime, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, MATLAB.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Death Stranding
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Red Dead Redemption 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Valorant
Overwatch
Halo Infinite
Rainbow Six Siege
Apex Legends
Valheim
Fallout 76
DOOM: Eternal
Fortnite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Watch Dogs Legion
Borderlands 3
Cyberpunk 2077
Last Man Standing

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3350GE or Intel Core i5-8600K.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-8600K

53%

Ryzen 5 3350GE

52%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-8600K is 1% better than Ryzen 5 3350GE. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-8600K

53%

Ryzen 5 3350GE

52%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.9	92.2
Valorant	106.7	104.8
Cyberpunk 2077	59.7	58.7
Apex Legends	100.3	98.5
Call of Duty Warzone	80.0	78.6
Overwatch	86.4	84.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.6	72.3
DOOM Eternal	53.3	52.4
Warzone	83.2	81.7
Assassin's Creed	89.6	88.0
Valheim	88.5	87.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-8600K

41%

Ryzen 5 3350GE

89%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3350GE is more energy efficient than the Core i5-8600K since it has less power consumption: 95W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-8600K	AMD Ryzen 5 3350GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	183	150
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1040	763
Cinbench 20 Single-core	406	382
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2181	1639
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1318	982
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7339	4795

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-8600K	AMD Ryzen 5 3350GE
Single-Core	2600	2318
Multi-Core	10237	9654

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-8600K	AMD Ryzen 5 3350GE
Single-Core	1191	940
Multi-Core	5753	4114

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-8600K	AMD Ryzen 5 3350GE
Announcement date	October 12, 2017	July 21, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Core name	Coffee Lake	Picasso
Architecture	x86	Zen+
Generation	8	2
Turbo Frequency	4.3 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	6	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	95 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2933
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		2MB
L3 cache	9 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YD335BC6M4MFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-8600K is 8% better than Ryzen 5 3350GE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-8600K has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3350GE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-8600K is better: 30
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3350GE is better: 7
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-8600K and AMD Ryzen 5 3350GE before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-8600K - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-8600K specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 3350GE - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 3350GE specs and review.