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Ryzen 7 3800X vs Core i5-8500

Ryzen 7 3800X vs Core i5-8500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

3.9 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processori Socket AM4 (3.9Ghz+32Mb)

Buy for 199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74017 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-8500 6 core fino a 4,1 GHz Turbo LGA1151 Serie 300 65W

Buy for 182.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74018 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

3.9 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processori Socket AM4 (3.9Ghz+32Mb)

Buy for 199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74017 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-8500 6 core fino a 4,1 GHz Turbo LGA1151 Serie 300 65W

Buy for 182.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74018 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 3800X 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 3800X is 508 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

  • Performs up to 5% better in Battlefield V than Core i5-8500 - 251 vs 238 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - €182.45 vs €199.0
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Battlefield V.
Battlefield V

Battlefield V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

251

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€199

91%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processori Socket AM4 (3.9Ghz+32Mb)

Buy for 199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74017 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

238

94.82071713147411%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€182.45

100%

Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-8500 6 core fino a 4,1 GHz Turbo LGA1151 Serie 300 65W

Buy for 182.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74018 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1695

100%

Multi-Core

8498

100%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

81.82890855457227%

Multi-Core

4844

57.001647446457994%

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

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Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

Jul 7th, 2019
Release DateFeb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 7CollectionCore i5
MatisseCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads6
3.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.5 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
105 WTDP
65 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
39.0x
Multiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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