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Ryzen 7 8700G vs Core i5-8500

Ryzen 7 8700G vs Core i5-8500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

4.2 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor

Buy for 206.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 118 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 112.82 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 121 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

4.2 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor

Buy for 206.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 118 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 112.82 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 121 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 8700G is 2154 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

  • Performs up to 5% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-8500 - 167 vs 159 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 45% cheaper than Ryzen 7 8700G - $101.64 vs $186.45
This is a free version of Red Dead Redemption 2.
Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


FPS

167

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€206.96

54%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor

Buy for 206.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 118 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

159

95.20958083832335%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€112.82

100%

Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 112.82 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 121 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


Single-Core

2686

100%

Multi-Core

14235

100%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

51.63812360387193%

Multi-Core

4844

34.02880224798033%

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

vs

Intel Core i5-8500

Jan 8th, 2024
Release DateFeb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 7CollectionCore i5
Not AvailableCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM5SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads6
4.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
5.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
4 nm
Process Size14 nm
42.0x
Multiplier30.0x
Radeon 780MIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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