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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 995 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Core i5-8500
- Up to 65% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $101.44 vs $289.00
- Up to 54% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.28 vs $0.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 30% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-8500 - 472 vs 362 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 24 vs 6 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
362
77%
Value, $/FPS
$0.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.44
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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