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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 64 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 23% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 7 2700X - 27 vs 22 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700X - $159.99 vs $210.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 7 2700X - $5.93 vs $9.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 2700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
27
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.93/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 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
22
81.48148148148148%
Value, $/FPS
$9.55/FPS
62.094240837696326%
Price, $
$210
76%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler - YD270XBGAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 7 2700X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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Ryzen 7 2700X
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