AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE vs Intel Core i5-8600K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE and Intel Core i5-8600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Launch date 19 April 2018 vs 5 January 2017
Number of threads 8 vs 6
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8600K

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
  • 2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2591 vs 2092
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10202 vs 7477
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95°C
L3 cache 9 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2591 vs 2092
PassMark - CPU mark 10202 vs 7477

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8600K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2092
2591
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7477
10202
Name AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE Intel Core i5-8600K
PassMark - Single thread mark 2092 2591
PassMark - CPU mark 7477 10202
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1236
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5553
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 40.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 91.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 13.018
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 Ryzen 5 2400GE Intel Core i5-8600K

Essentials

Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 19 April 2018 5 January 2017
OPN Tray YD2400C6M4MFB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1177 1173
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $258
Price now $379.48
Processor Number i5-8600K
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 9.93

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.60 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1.5 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 9 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm FinFET 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 4.30 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of GPU cores 11
Number of threads 8 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1250 MHz
iGPU core count 11
Processor graphics Radeon RX Vega 11 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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included PCG 2015D (130W)
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x8 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

AMD VR Ready Processors
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

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

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

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)