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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600 is 1795 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 13% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600 - $173.85 vs $199.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- Performs up to 50% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i5-8500 - 151 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 23% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i5-8500 - $1.32 vs $1.72 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
151
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
87%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
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
Assassin's Creed Mirage, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
71 FPS
$14.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$13.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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98 FPS
$14.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600
12 GB, N/A Storage
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114 FPS
$15.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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71 FPS
$16.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199
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98 FPS
$16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599.99
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68 FPS
$14.69/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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60 FPS
$18.28/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 7600
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,097
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71 FPS
$22.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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82 FPS
$14.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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