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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $259
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MSRP in USD: $259
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 3% better in Dead Space than Core i5-8500 - 156 vs 151 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
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
72.31491136600626%
Multi-Core
4844
63.19634703196348%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 5 5600G
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
CA$22.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
CA$23.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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CA$1,399.99
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60 FPS
CA$23.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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CA$1,419.99
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60 FPS
CA$22.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,350
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67 FPS
CA$21.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,449.99
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60 FPS
CA$22.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,365.99
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60 FPS
CA$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,999.99
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60 FPS
CA$48.33/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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104 FPS
CA$21.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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33 FPS
CA$31.87/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,051.65
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