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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X 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 7600X is 1686 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 9% better in Fortnite than Core i5-8500 - 246 vs 226 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - €199.0 vs €212.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-8500 - €0.81 vs €0.94 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel ® Core™ i5-8500 Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) 3.00GHz 9MB processor - Processors (up to 4.10 GHz), 3.00 GHz, 14 nm, 9 MB, 4.10 GHz, DMI3, Coffee Lake)
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
246
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.81/FPS
100%
Price, €
€199
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X processor 4.7 GHz 32 MB L3 Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 5 7600X
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
165 FPS
€9.39/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€9.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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193 FPS
€9.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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178 FPS
€8.31/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,479
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165 FPS
€9.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,549
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160 FPS
€8.74/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,399
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178 FPS
€8.42/FPS
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