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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 508 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - CA$179.08 vs CA$218.88
- Up to 17% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-8500 - CA$1.49 vs CA$1.79 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 2% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Ryzen 5 3400G - 122 vs 120 FPS
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
120
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.49/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$179.08
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
Buy for CA$179.08 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16855 minutes ago
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
122
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.79/FPS
83%
Price, CA$
CA$218.88
81%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
Buy for CA$218.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16855 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Picasso | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Radeon RX Vega 11 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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