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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 508 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 17% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - €212.0 vs €255.58
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 37% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-8500 - 37 vs 27 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-8500 - €6.91 vs €7.85 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
37
100%
Value, €/FPS
€6.91/FPS
100%
Price, €
€255.58
82%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, processore Wraith Prism per dissipatore di calore (32 MB, 8 core, velocità 4,4 GHz, 65 W)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 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 |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 7 3700X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
€1239/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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