Intel Core i5 8500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i5 8500

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8500 with 6 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 8500 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 9MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 8500

1051

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +3%

1088

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8500

5502

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +36%

7506

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 8500 +17%

1372

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8500 +4%

5468

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 8500

1022

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +2%

1048

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8500

4846

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +19%

5787

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 8500 +3%

2460

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8500

9561

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +46%

13981

Intel Core i5 8500

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Apr 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i5-8500

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

95 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

Performance Core Threads

12

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1100 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 8500

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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