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Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 7 5800X

Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 7 5800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 5800X

3.8 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 7 5800X 8X 3.8 GHz Prozessor, 16 GB DDR4, ASUS Prime B450-Plus Mainboard, be Quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 132 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 5800X

3.8 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 7 5800X 8X 3.8 GHz Prozessor, 16 GB DDR4, ASUS Prime B450-Plus Mainboard, be Quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 132 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 995 days newer than Core i5-8500.

Advantages of Core i5-8500

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X

  • Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield IV than Core i5-8500 - 452 vs 414 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

414

92%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

452

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.75/FPS

100%

Price, €

€339

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 7 5800X 8X 3.8 GHz Prozessor, 16 GB DDR4, ASUS Prime B450-Plus Mainboard, be Quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 132 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

64%

Multi-Core

4844

47%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2178

100%

Multi-Core

10263

100%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Core i5-8500

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo

Ryzen 7 5800X

Feb 14th, 2018Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
38.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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