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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 508 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 1% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Ryzen 5 3400G - 164 vs 162 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $71.77 vs $127.93
- Up to 44% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i5-8500 - $0.49 vs $0.87 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
162
98%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€79.66
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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Updated 15795 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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