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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 309 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 12% better in Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 5 1400 - 153 vs 136 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $42.88 vs $159.99
- Up to 70% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i5-8500 - $0.32 vs $1.05 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.05/FPS
30.476190476190474%
Price, $
$159.99
26%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 349756 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 1400
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
136
88.88888888888889%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$42.88
100%
Value Winner
CHUANGWEI AMD Ryzen 5 1400 R5 1400 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Eight-Thread CPU Processor YD1400BBM4KAE Socket AM4
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In Stock
Updated 349757 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 1400
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1400
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
949
68.42105263157895%
Multi-Core
3098
63.95540875309661%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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