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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! 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 5% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-8500 - 175 vs 167 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - CA$179.0 vs CA$218.88
- Up to 22% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-8500 - CA$1.02 vs CA$1.31 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
175
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.02/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$179
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
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
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
63 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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113 FPS
CA$15.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$16.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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63 FPS
CA$23.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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63 FPS
CA$31.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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12 FPS
CA$109.01/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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