Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 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 i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 9% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8500 - 141 vs 129 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - £84.18 vs £167.06
- Up to 54% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8500 - £0.6 vs £1.3 per FPS
- 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 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
141
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.6/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84.18
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £84.18 on Amazon
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Buy for £167.06 on Amazon
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Updated 21 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
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Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |