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

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE and Intel Core i5-8600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE

Intel Core i5-8600K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 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	10 May 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 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2591 vs 2123
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10202 vs 7665

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 2123
PassMark - CPU mark	10202 vs 7665

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2123

2591

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7665

10202

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE	Intel Core i5-8600K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2123	2591
PassMark - CPU mark	7665	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 PRO 2400GE	Intel Core i5-8600K
Essentials
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	10 May 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	1161	1173
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 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 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
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	n/a
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 SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture
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
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
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)