Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 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 3600 is 508 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 4% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8500 - 226 vs 218 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $82.99 vs $174.96
- Up to 54% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8500 - $0.37 vs $0.8 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
226
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$82.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
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Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |