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In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 508 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 6% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8500 - 137 vs 129 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - CA$285.49 vs CA$409.2
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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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
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
81.82890855457227%
Multi-Core
4844
57.001647446457994%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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