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Core i5-8500B vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i5-8500B vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $192

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $199

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i5-8500B on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 460 days newer than Core i5-8500B.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500B

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 2% better in Saints Row than Core i5-8500B - 165 vs 161 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500B - 12 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Saints Row.
Saints Row

Saints Row

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500B Logo
Core i5-8500B

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018


FPS

161

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

165

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.49/FPS

100%

Price, €

€80.73

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth

Buy for 80.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 390 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500B Logo
Core i5-8500B

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8500B Logo
Core i5-8500B

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018


Single-Core

1371

86%

Multi-Core

4902

71%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i5-8500B

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Apr 3rd, 2018Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameMatisse
Intel BGA 1440SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-8500B or Ryzen 5 3600

Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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