Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i5-8500B on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 460 days newer than Core i5-8500B.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500B
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 4% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-8500B - 146 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500B - 12 vs 6 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500B
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500B | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
