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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7700X is 1686 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Core i5-8500
- Up to 65% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - $87.54 vs $251.31
- Up to 49% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 7 7700X - $0.73 vs $1.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 45% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-8500 - 174 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
120
69%
Value, €/FPS
€0.73/FPS
100%
Price, €
€87.54
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
174
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.44/FPS
51%
Price, €
€251.31
34%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500 | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
116 FPS
€10.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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154 FPS
€9.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,531.52
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162 FPS
€10.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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145 FPS
€11.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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145 FPS
€9.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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159 FPS
€8.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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116 FPS
€13.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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145 FPS
€11.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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162 FPS
€10.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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129 FPS
€9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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