Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 64 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 5 2600 - 300 vs 298 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $109.68 vs $127.19
- Up to 13% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i5-8500 - $0.41 vs $0.47 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Buy for €141.18 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 30 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
298
99%
Value, €/FPS
€0.41/FPS
100%
Price, €
€121.75
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €121.75 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 31 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |