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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 188 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 1% better in Monster Hunter: World than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 257 vs 255 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - CA$269.01 vs CA$890.53
- Up to 70% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - CA$1.05 vs CA$3.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 65 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
FPS
255
99.22178988326849%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.49/FPS
30.08595988538682%
Price, CA$
CA$890.53
30%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (16-core/32-thread) Desktop Processor (YD195XA8AEWOF)
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
257
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.05/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$269.01
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Updated 151 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Single-Core
1171
84.42682047584715%
Multi-Core
7539
100%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10th, 2017 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Whitehaven | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 180 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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