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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 309 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Ryzen 5 1500X - 202 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - CA$285.49 vs CA$422.01
- Up to 33% better value when playing Control than Ryzen 5 1500X - CA$1.41 vs CA$2.1 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
202
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.41/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$285.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
201
99.5049504950495%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.1/FPS
67.14285714285714%
Price, CA$
CA$422.01
67%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler (YD150XBBAEBOX)
Buy for CA$422.01 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 52759 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
79.59625090122566%
Multi-Core
3644
75.22708505367464%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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