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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 64 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 4% better in Starfield than Ryzen 7 2700X - 58 vs 56 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 2700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - €75.43 vs €212.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-8500 - €1.35 vs €3.66 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
56
96%
Value, €/FPS
€1.35/FPS
100%
Price, €
€75.43
100%
Value Winner
AMD Wraith Prism LED RGB Ventola di raffreddamento del processore Ryzen 7 2700X AM4/AM2/AM3/AM3+Connettore a 4 pin Base in rame/Dissipatore di calore in alluminio, Computer desktop
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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