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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 202 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 3 1200 - 171 vs 167 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $166.03 vs $394.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 3 1200 - $0.97 vs $2.36 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 6 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1200 doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$166.03
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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