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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 198 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 3% better in Minecraft than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 705 vs 683 FPS
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - CA$218.88 vs CA$1180.39
- Up to 82% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - CA$0.31 vs CA$1.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 65 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
705
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$218.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
Buy for CA$218.88 on Amazon
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Updated 13905 minutes ago
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
FPS
683
96%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.73/FPS
17%
Price, CA$
CA$1180.39
18%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Processor (YD2950XA8AFWOF)
Buy for CA$1,180.39 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13905 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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