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Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 5 1600

Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 5 1600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 309 days newer than Ryzen 5 1600.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Performs up to 3% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 1600 - 121 vs 118 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
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Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

121

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.16/FPS

100%

Price, $

$139.98

100%

FPS and 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 115 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


FPS

118

97%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

100%

Multi-Core

4844

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


Single-Core

1068

77%

Multi-Core

4578

94%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Feb 14th, 2018
Release DateApr 11th, 2017
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameSummit Ridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
30.0xMultiplier
32.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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