AMD Ryzen 5 5500 VS Intel Core i5-8500
Comparison of processors: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 4.2GHz and Intel Core i5 8500 with 6 cores 4.1GHz. Here you will find which processor is better in benchmarks, key specifications, consumption and much more.
Key Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 5500: Advantages
- Higher number of threads (12 vs 6)
- More PCIE lines (20 vs 16)
- More single-core power
- More multi-core power
- Higher turbo frequency
Intel Core i5-8500: Advantages
Benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
-
-
Cinebench R23 Single Core
1372
1043
Cinebench R20 Single Core
535
-
Geekbench 6 Single Core
1776
1372
Geekbench 5 Single Core
1424
1022
Passmark Single Core
3028
2460
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
-
-
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
10710
5503
Cinebench R20 Multi Core
4086
2287
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
7245
5468
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
7179
4846
Passmark Multi Core
19373
9561
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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Intel Core i5-8500
General Parameters
| Q1 2022 | Release Date | Q2 2018 |
| AMD | Manufacturer | Intel |
| Desktop | Type | Desktop |
| x86-64 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Zen3 (Cezanne) | Core Architecture | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | Processor Number | Intel Core i5-8500 |
| AM4 | Socket | LGA-1151 |
| No | Integrated Graphics | No |
Package
| 7nm | Fabrication Process | 14nm |
| AM4 | Socket | LGA-1151 |
| 65 W | Energy Consumption | 65 W |
| 0 W | Max Turbo Consumption | 0 W |
| 90°C | Peak Operating | 100°C |
CPU Performance
| 6 | Main Cores | 6 |
| 0 | Main Threads | 0 |
| - | Main Cores Base Freq. | - |
| 4.2GHz | Main Cores Turbo Freq. | 4.1GHz |
| Efficient Cores | ||
| 0 | Efficient Threads | 0 |
| Base Frequency Secondary Cores | ||
| Turbo Frequency Secondary Cores | ||
| 6 | Total Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Total Threads | 6 |
| 100MHz | Bus Frequency | 100MHz |
| 36x | Multiplier | 30x |
| 64K per core | L1 Cache | 64K per core |
| 512K per core | L2 Cache | 256K per core |
| 16MB shared | L3 Cache | 9MB shared |
| Sí | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
Memory Parameters
| DDR4-3200 | Memory Type | DDR4-2666 |
| 128GB | Max Memory | 128GB |
| 2 | Max. Memory Channels | 2 |
| 51.2GB/s | Bandwidth | 41.6GB/s |
| No | ECC Memory Support | No |
Graphics Card Parameters
| No | Integrated Graphics | Yes |
| GPU Base Frequency | 350MHz | |
| Dynamic Max GPU Frequency | 1100MHz | |
| 0 | Shaders | 192 |
| 0 | Texture Units | 24 |
| 0 | ROP Units | 3 |
| 0 | Execution Units | 24 |
| Energy Consumption | 15W |
Miscellaneous
| 3 | PCIE Version | 3 |
| 20 | PCIE Lines | 16 |
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