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CA$238.9
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AvailabilityMSRP $449
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MSRP $449
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7800X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 1785 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Core i5-8500
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - CA$238.90 vs CA$692.99
- Up to 61% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - CA$1.97 vs CA$5.10 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Performs up to 12% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-8500 - 136 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
121
89%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.97/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$238.9
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
136
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.1/FPS
39%
Price, CA$
CA$692.99
34%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
Buy for CA$692.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 188 minutes ago
Trending Games
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500 | vs | Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
With selected game settings
124 FPS
CA$20.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,585.7
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117 FPS
CA$22.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,673.05
In Stock
108 FPS
CA$26.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,889.79
In Stock
124 FPS
CA$25.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$3,133.95
In Stock
131 FPS
CA$28.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$3,745.45
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114 FPS
CA$21.94/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,501.45
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84 FPS
CA$25.63/FPS
Radeon RX 7600 XT
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,153.18
In Stock
124 FPS
CA$25.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$3,149.99
In Stock
131 FPS
CA$34.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$4,475.22
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