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Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 5 1600X

Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 5 1600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $249

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 309 days newer than Ryzen 5 1600X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Performs up to 4% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Ryzen 5 1600X - 141 vs 136 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Need For Speed Unbound.
Need For Speed Unbound

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

141

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Logo
Ryzen 5 1600X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


FPS

136

96.45390070921985%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€81.22

100%

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Logo
Ryzen 5 1600X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

100%

Multi-Core

4844

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Logo
Ryzen 5 1600X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


Single-Core

1123

80.96611391492429%

Multi-Core

4766

98.38976052848885%

Intel Core i5-8500

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Feb 14th, 2018
Release DateApr 11th, 2017
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameSummit Ridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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