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Core i5-8600 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i5-8600 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1510 days newer than Core i5-8600.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 7% better in Minecraft than Core i5-8600 - 761 vs 713 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
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Minecraft

Minecraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

713

94%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

761

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.11/FPS

100%

Price, €

€84.55

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457

Buy for 84.55 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 91 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1456

78%

Multi-Core

5027

65%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo

Core i5-8600

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Feb 14th, 2018Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
31.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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