Intel Core i5 8500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

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Intel Core i5 8500
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Single-Core Performance
41
43
Multi-Core Performance
16
21
Power Efficiency
42
61
Integrated Graphics
23
34
QucikComparison Final Score
31
37
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i5 8500 and AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5 8500

  • + 6-core design
  • + DDR4 memory support
  • + LGA-1151 socket
  • + Coffee Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

  • + 6 cores / 12 threads with SMT
  • + DDR4 memory support
  • + FP6 socket
  • + Zen 2 (Renoir) architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i5 8500
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Limited single-core performance
  • Limited multi-threaded performance
  • Older generation architecture

"A entry-level Intel Core i5 8500 processor with strong single-core performance (41/100). Suited for basic computing tasks."

AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Limited single-core performance
  • Limited multi-threaded performance
  • Older generation architecture

"A entry-level AMD Ryzen 5 4600H processor with strong single-core performance (43/100). Suited for basic computing tasks."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 8500
84.03
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H +26%
106.24
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i5 8500
62
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H +11%
69
Intel Core i5 8500 AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 296 520

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 4600H ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 1396 1492
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 5321 5529
File compression 441 MB/sec 389.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 40.5 Klines/sec 44.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 109 pages/sec 102.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 182.1 Mpixels/sec 161 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 142.4 pages/sec 131.6 pages/sec
Background blur 33.4 images/sec 30.7 images/sec
Photo processing 52.5 images/sec 42.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 6.78 Mpixels/sec 11 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 4600H ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 2436 2414
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 9521 14173
Integer math 26.5 GOps/sec 45.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 22.5 GOps/sec 26.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 36M Primes/sec 28M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 16.3M Strings/sec 21.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 3 GBytes/sec 12.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 133.9 MBytes/sec 201 MBytes/sec
Physics 627 Frames/sec 629 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11.5B Matrices/sec 12.9B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 4600H ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 4.6 PPW 9.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 81.9 PPW 102.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 146.5 PPW 262.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.29 PPW 1.97 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 4600H ↗
Vendor Intel Amd
Released 3-Apr-18 6-Jan-20
Type Desktop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Coffee Lake Zen 2 (Renoir)
Model number i5-8500
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630 Radeon Vega 6
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 4600H ↗
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 3.0 GHz
E-Cores
E-Threads
Base Frequency (E)
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 6 12
Multiplier 30x 30x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 32K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 512K (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 4600H ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 14 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 35-54 W (configurable)
Socket LGA-1151 FP6
Peak Temperature 100°C 105°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 4600H ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630 Radeon Vega 6
GPU Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1500 MHz
Shading Units 192 384
TMUs 24 24
ROPs 3 8
Execution Units 24 6
iGPU FLOPS 0.4 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 4600H ↗
Memory Types -2666 #NAME?
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 68.27 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

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