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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X 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 7600X is 1686 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 17% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600X - $172.89 vs $208.5
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 26% better in Minecraft than Core i5-8500 - 885 vs 705 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i5-8500 - $0.24 vs $0.25 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
885
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$208.5
82%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| 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 | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 5 7600X
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
680 FPS
$1.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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697 FPS
$2.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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813 FPS
$2.77/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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779 FPS
$1.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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723 FPS
$1.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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649 FPS
$3.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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828 FPS
$2.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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665 FPS
$2.15/FPS
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