AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i5-8600K
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 56 55
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 6
Top speed 4.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
Rated power 95 W 95 W
Games at recommended 211 207
Released20192017
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X better than the Intel Core i5-8600K for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X scores 56 and the Intel Core i5-8600K 55.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti for the Intel Core i5-8600K.