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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9 5950X is 995 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 61% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - £107.14 vs £272.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 13% better in Battlefield V than Core i5-8500 - 270 vs 238 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
63.362265874828694%
Multi-Core
4844
39.83880253310305%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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