Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7945HX 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 9 7945HX is 1785 days newer than Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
- Performs up to 10% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-8500 - 306 vs 278 FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
278
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.4/FPS
100%
Price, £
£110.3
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £110.3 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 273 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Mobile • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX |
---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Dragon Range |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket FL1 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
6 | Cores | 16 |
6 | Threads | 32 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 610M |
No | Overclockable | Yes |