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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms 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 5600 is 1526 days newer than Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 9% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-8500 - 193 vs 177 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
177
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.68/FPS
100%
Price, £
£120.24
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500 | vs | Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
85 FPS
£10.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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85 FPS
£8.82/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
£17.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600
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GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600
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Laptops Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
44 FPS
£11.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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44 FPS
£21.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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44 FPS
£24.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,094.83
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72 FPS
£18.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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