Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms Phenom II X4 925 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 3201 days newer than Phenom II X4 925.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 22% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Phenom II X4 925 - 107 vs 88 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Phenom II X4 925 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom II X4 925 - 6 vs 4 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom II X4 925
Desktop • May 11th, 2009
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 925 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2009 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Phenom II X4 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Deneb | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 14.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
