Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 202 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 3% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 3 1200 - 121 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $136.25 vs $369.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 6 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1200 doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Single-Core
984
70.94448449891853%
Multi-Core
2834
58.505367464905035%
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
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Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |