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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 1154 days newer than Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 10% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8500 - 142 vs 129 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
129
90%
Value, $/FPS
$1.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$173.96
100%
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
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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