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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 995 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 11% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-8500 - 231 vs 209 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 12% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - $122.14 vs $138.93
- Up to 3% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 7 5800X - $0.65 vs $0.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
209
90%
Value, €/FPS
€0.65/FPS
100%
Price, €
€135.57
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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