i5-8600 vs Ryzen 9 PRO 7945

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
2023
12 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
30.11
+380%
Core i5-8600
2018
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
6.27

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 outperforms Core i5-8600 by a whopping 380% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i5-8600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1411076
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.84
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency43.849.13
Architecture codenameRaphael (2023−2024)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i5-8600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads246
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die size2x 71 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)47 °C72 °C
Number of transistors13,140 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i5-8600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM5FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i5-8600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i5-8600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i5-8600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i5-8600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i5-8600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i5-8600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i5-8600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i5-8600.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes2416

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 30.11
+380%
i5-8600 6.27

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 47830
+380%
i5-8600 9961

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 2905
+98.3%
i5-8600 1465

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 16049
+217%
i5-8600 5064

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.11 6.27
Integrated graphics card 1.98 3.09
Recency 13 June 2023 2 April 2018
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 6
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 has a 380.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

i5-8600, on the other hand, has 56.1% faster integrated GPU.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-8600 is a desktop one.


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