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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 349 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 2% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Ryzen 7 1700 - 164 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - $159.99 vs $195.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Ryzen 7 1700 - $0.79 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
161
98.17073170731707%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
80.61224489795919%
Price, $
$195
82%
AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
Buy for $195 on Amazon
In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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