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In short — Ryzen 5 3600XT outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600XT is 508 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-8500 - 209 vs 204 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - CA$250.0 vs CA$271.01
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 3600XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
81.39671361502347%
Multi-Core
4844
67.07283301024647%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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