Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 309 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 5 1600X - 204 vs 200 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - £167.26 vs £178.58
- Up to 8% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 5 1600X - £0.82 vs £0.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
204
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.82/FPS
100%
Price, £
£167.26
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £167.26 on Amazon
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Buy for £178.58 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |