AMD Athlon PRO 200GE vs Intel Core i5-8600K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon PRO 200GE and Intel Core i5-8600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon PRO 200GE

Intel Core i5-8600K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 200GE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 318.22 vs 91.178
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.046 vs 0.903
3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 50.533 vs 13.018

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2018 vs 5 January 2017
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	318.22 vs 91.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.046 vs 0.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	50.533 vs 13.018

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8600K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2593 vs 1838
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10200 vs 3926
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 40.046 vs 10.776

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	9 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2593 vs 1838
PassMark - CPU mark	10200 vs 3926
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	40.046 vs 10.776

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon PRO 200GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8600K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1838

2593

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3926

10200

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

10.776

40.046

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

318.22

91.178

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.046

0.903

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

50.533

13.018

Name	AMD Athlon PRO 200GE	Intel Core i5-8600K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1838	2593
PassMark - CPU mark	3926	10200
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.776	40.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	318.22	91.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.046	0.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	50.533	13.018
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1236
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5553
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.733
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2054
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3656
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2110
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2054
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3656
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2110

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon PRO 200GE	Intel Core i5-8600K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Coffee Lake
Family	AMD Athlon PRO Processors
Launch date	June 2018	5 January 2017
OPN Tray	YD200BC6M2OFB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1116	1107
Series	AMD Athlon PRO Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$258
Price now		$379.48
Processor Number		i5-8600K
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		9.93
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.60 GHz
Compute Cores	5
Die size	192 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	9 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	6
Transistor count	4800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1000 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x3E92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D (130W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot