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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 508 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - CA$173.55 vs CA$285.49
- 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 3% better in Ready or Not than Ryzen 5 3400G - 266 vs 258 FPS
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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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
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1128
81.32660418168709%
Multi-Core
3619
74.71098265895954%
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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