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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 7600 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 5 7600 is 1795 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600 - $136.25 vs $199.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- Performs up to 24% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i5-8500 - 158 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
50.712979890310784%
Multi-Core
4844
39.51382657639285%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 5 7600
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
77 FPS
$12.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$982.77
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77 FPS
$13.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,062.73
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77 FPS
$12.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$939
In Stock
118 FPS
$13.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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77 FPS
$12.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$985.99
In Stock
77 FPS
$13.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,029
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99 FPS
$11.61/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149
In Stock
102 FPS
$13.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,349.99
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75 FPS
$12.65/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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87 FPS
$14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,219.99
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