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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7700X is 1686 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - €212.0 vs €303.02
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 44% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-8500 - 259 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-8500 - €1.17 vs €1.18 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra 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 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
259
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.17/FPS
100%
Price, €
€303.02
69%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Processore desktop Ryzen™ 7 7700X (8 core/16 thread, 40 MB di cache, boost massimo fino a 5,4 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 7 7700X
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
186 FPS
€9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,799
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225 FPS
€8.35/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,879
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239 FPS
€8.78/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,099
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