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Ryzen 7 5700X vs Core i5-8500

Ryzen 7 5700X vs Core i5-8500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

3.4 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $158 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73542 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 $136.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73543 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

3.4 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $158 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73542 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 $136.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73543 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5700X 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 7 5700X is 1510 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

  • Performs up to 5% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-8500 - 190 vs 181 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5700X - $136.25 vs $158.0
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5700X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Crysis 3 Remastered.
Crysis 3 Remastered

Crysis 3 Remastered

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

190

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$158

86%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $158 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73542 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

181

95.26315789473684%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$136.25

100%

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

Buy for $136.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73543 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2121

100%

Multi-Core

9729

100%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

65.3936822253654%

Multi-Core

4844

49.789289752286976%

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

vs
Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

Apr 4th, 2022
Release DateFeb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 7CollectionCore i5
VermeerCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads6
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
34.0x
Multiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 7 5700X or Core i5-8500

Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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