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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5600X is 995 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 40% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-8500 - 139 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - £129.99 vs £168.88
- Up to 45% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-8500 - £0.94 vs £1.71 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 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
139
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.94/FPS
100%
Price, £
£129.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Processor (6C/12T, 35MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz Max Boost) with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i5-8500
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
44 FPS
£25.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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18 FPS
£47.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£849.95
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38 FPS
£25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£949.95
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