Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 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 3600 is 508 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 4% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8500 - 134 vs 129 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - €92.12 vs €212.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8500 - €0.69 vs €1.64 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for €212 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15785 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
134
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.69/FPS
100%
Price, €
€92.12
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €92.12 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15784 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |