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Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5 5600X is 995 days newer than Core i5-8500.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 2% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i5-8500 - 271 vs 265 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Dishonored 2.
Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

265

97.7859778597786%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

271

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€124.89

100%

FPS Winner

AMD AM4 Ryzen 5 6 Tray 5600X 3,7GHz MAX Boost 4,6GHz 6xCore 65W

Buy for 124.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66665 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

66.30019120458891%

Multi-Core

4844

55.941794664510915%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Feb 14th, 2018Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 5 5600X

Dishonored 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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