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Ryzen 5 3600 vs Core i5-8500

Ryzen 5 3600 vs Core i5-8500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

vs

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £107.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66061 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £107.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66061 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 508 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 12% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-8500 - 111 vs 99 FPS
  • Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - £94.99 vs £107.14
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

111

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£94.99

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3

Buy for £94.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66061 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

99

89.1891891891892%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£107.14

88%

Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £107.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66061 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

86.85034439574201%

Multi-Core

4844

70.36606624055781%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

Jul 7th, 2019
Release DateFeb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
MatisseCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i5-8500

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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