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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5700X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5700X is 1510 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 39% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-8500 - 263 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 16% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5700X - £107.14 vs £128.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 36 MB cache, up to 4.6 GHz max boost)
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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
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
65.3936822253654%
Multi-Core
4844
49.789289752286976%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.4 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 |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5700X or Core i5-8500
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
125 FPS
£8.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,049.95
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61 FPS
£15.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£919.2
In Stock
87 FPS
£10.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£930
In Stock
87 FPS
£11.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,041.6
In Stock
125 FPS
£8.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,029.99
In Stock
125 FPS
£8.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,099.98
In Stock
61 FPS
£14.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£879.95
In Stock
61 FPS
£16.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£999.99
In Stock
125 FPS
£10.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,269.6
In Stock
125 FPS
£10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,299.95
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