Intel Core i5 8500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D

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Intel Core i5 8500
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Single-Core Performance
41
55
Multi-Core Performance
16
36
Power Efficiency
42
64
Integrated Graphics
23
0
QucikComparison Final Score
31
48
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i5 8500 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D

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 7 5700X3D

  • + 8 cores / 16 threads with SMT
  • + DDR4 memory support
  • + AM4 socket
  • + Zen 3 (Vermeer) 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 7 5700X3D
  • Reliable everyday performance
  • Moderate power consumption (105W TDP)
  • Limited multi-threaded performance
  • No integrated graphics — discrete GPU required

"A mid-range AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D processor with strong single-core performance (55/100). Suited for basic computing tasks."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 8500
84.03
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D +123%
187.33
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i5 8500
62
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D +35%
84
Intel Core i5 8500 AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 296 817

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 1396 1942
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 5321 10100
File compression 441 MB/sec 1080 MB/sec
Clang compilation 40.5 Klines/sec 77.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 109 pages/sec 182.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 182.1 Mpixels/sec 286.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 142.4 pages/sec 193.2 pages/sec
Background blur 33.4 images/sec 48.6 images/sec
Photo processing 52.5 images/sec 66.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 6.78 Mpixels/sec 19.2 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 2436 2968
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 9521 26308
Integer math 26.5 GOps/sec 81.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 22.5 GOps/sec 46.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 36M Primes/sec 224M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 16.3M Strings/sec 31.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 3 GBytes/sec 18.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 133.9 MBytes/sec 307.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 627 Frames/sec 2687 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11.5B Matrices/sec 21.2B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 4.6 PPW 7.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 81.9 PPW 96.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 146.5 PPW 250.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.29 PPW 1.78 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D ↗
Vendor Intel Amd
Released 3-Apr-18 8-Jan-24
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Coffee Lake Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number i5-8500
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630 No
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D ↗
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 6 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 3.0 GHz
E-Cores
E-Threads
Base Frequency (E)
Total Cores 6 8
Total Threads 6 16
Multiplier 30x 30x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 512K (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 14 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 105 W
Socket LGA-1151 AM4
Peak Temperature 100°C 90°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Shading Units 192
TMUs 24
ROPs 3
Execution Units 24
iGPU FLOPS 0.4 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i5 8500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D ↗
Memory Types -2666 -3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

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