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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i5-8500

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i5-8500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 187 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $139.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 187 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 187 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $139.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 187 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 995 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 13% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8500 - 146 vs 129 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 88% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $139.98 vs $1199.99
  • Up to 87% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 5600X - $1.09 vs $8.22 per FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

146

100%

Value, $/FPS

$8.22/FPS

13%

Price, $

$1199.99

11%

FPS Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 187 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

129

88%

Value, $/FPS

$1.09/FPS

100%

Price, $

$139.98

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $139.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 187 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

66%

Multi-Core

4844

55%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

vs
Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateFeb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
VermeerCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i5-8500

Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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