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Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 9 3900X

Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 9 3900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 3900X 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 9 3900X is 508 days newer than Core i5-8500.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

  • Performs up to 2% better in World of Tanks than Core i5-8500 - 543 vs 533 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 24 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of World of Tanks.
World of Tanks

World of Tanks

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

533

98.15837937384899%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo
Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

543

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€224.15

100%

FPS Winner

AMD CPU RYZEN 9 3900X 12X3,8GHz/70MB Box (kein VGA)

Buy for 224.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74294 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo
Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

81.92557590076787%

Multi-Core

4844

48.742201650231436%

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo
Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1693

100%

Multi-Core

9938

100%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Feb 14th, 2018Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
6Threads
24
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 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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