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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 64 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 2% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 7 2700 - 226 vs 222 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700 - $174.96 vs $185.0
- Up to 7% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 7 2700 - $0.77 vs $0.83 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 2700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
226
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Epic
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 2700 or Core i5-8500
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
58 FPS
$18.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$21.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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68 FPS
$19.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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77 FPS
$18.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.99
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77 FPS
$18.18/FPS
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Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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