Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 995 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8500 - 201 vs 187 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - €148.0 vs €212.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8500 - €0.74 vs €1.13 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
201
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.74/FPS
100%
Price, €
€148
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |