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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 3200G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 3200G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 508 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 3 3200G.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 3% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 3 3200G - 167 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3200G - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $80.0 vs $159.99
- Up to 49% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-8500 - $0.49 vs $0.96 per FPS
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
167
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.96/FPS
51.041666666666664%
Price, $
$159.99
50%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 349152 minutes ago
Ryzen 3 3200G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
162
97.0059880239521%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$80
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 4-Core Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
Buy for $80 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349152 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 3 3200G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 3200G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1052
75.84715212689257%
Multi-Core
3013
62.20066061106524%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 3200G |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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