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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 1154 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 20% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-8500 - 435 vs 362 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 3% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600G - $136.25 vs $139.99
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
72.31491136600626%
Multi-Core
4844
63.19634703196348%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Core i5-8500
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
251 FPS
$3.54/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$888
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243 FPS
$3.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$849.99
In Stock
243 FPS
$2.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$718.99
In Stock
283 FPS
$3.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$924.99
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222 FPS
$7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,688.88
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259 FPS
$3.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$989.99
In Stock
243 FPS
$4.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,145
In Stock
259 FPS
$3.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
In Stock
251 FPS
$4.76/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,194
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259 FPS
$3.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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