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
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Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
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Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
51.63812360387193%
Multi-Core
4844
34.02880224798033%
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
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Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
Not Available | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
4 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Radeon 780M | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |