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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 167 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 13% better in Immortals of Aveum than Ryzen Threadripper 1900X - 51 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 1900X - CA$139.99 vs CA$201.47
- Up to 39% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Ryzen Threadripper 1900X - CA$2.74 vs CA$4.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X - 65 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
51
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.74/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$139.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2017
FPS
45
88%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.48/FPS
61%
Price, CA$
CA$201.47
69%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X (8-core/16-thread) Desktop Processor (YD190XA8AEWOF)
Buy for CA$201.47 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 79 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Whitehaven |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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