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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600G 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 5600G is 1154 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 7% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-8500 - 189 vs 177 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - CA$231.18 vs CA$285.49
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor with Radeon 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
Max
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
72.31491136600626%
Multi-Core
4844
63.19634703196348%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Core i5-8500
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
82 FPS
CA$18.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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71 FPS
CA$19.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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CA$1,399.99
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71 FPS
CA$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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CA$1,419.99
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71 FPS
CA$19.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,350
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82 FPS
CA$17.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,449.99
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71 FPS
CA$19.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,365.99
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71 FPS
CA$28.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,999.99
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71 FPS
CA$40.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$2,899.99
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133 FPS
CA$16.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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26 FPS
CA$40.45/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,051.65
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