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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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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 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
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-8500 - 325 vs 311 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 36 MB cache, up to 4.6 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
65.3936822253654%
Multi-Core
4844
49.789289752286976%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 7 5700X
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
266 FPS
£3.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,049.95
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216 FPS
£4.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£919.2
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237 FPS
£3.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£930
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237 FPS
£4.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,041.6
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266 FPS
£3.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,029.99
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266 FPS
£4.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,099.98
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216 FPS
£4.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£879.95
In Stock
216 FPS
£4.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£999.99
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266 FPS
£4.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,269.6
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266 FPS
£4.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,299.95
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