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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5700X 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 7 5700X is 1510 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5700X - $136.25 vs $158.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 68% better in League of Legends than Core i5-8500 - 272 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
65.3936822253654%
Multi-Core
4844
49.789289752286976%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 7 5700X
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
252 FPS
$4.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,203.09
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257 FPS
$5.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,329.99
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257 FPS
$5.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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250 FPS
$3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$749.99
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257 FPS
$6.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
In Stock
257 FPS
$5.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,329.99
In Stock
257 FPS
$5.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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257 FPS
$3.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,019.99
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257 FPS
$5.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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261 FPS
$7.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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