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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1510 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 3% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i5-8600 - 208 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $67.75 vs $92.02
- Up to 29% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i5-8600 - $0.36 vs $0.51 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
208
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.36/FPS
100%
Price, €
€75.2
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600 | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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