Intel Core i5-8500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 5 1600
8.00
+28.2%

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Core i5-8500 by 28% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i5-8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking837970
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Value for money15.2810.97
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i5
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018)
Release date11 April 2017 (6 years old)14 February 2018 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$219$202
Current price$124 (0.6x MSRP)$177 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1600 has 39% better value for money than i5-8500.

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i5-8500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads126
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i5-8500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i5-8500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i5-8500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i5-8500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i5-8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory-64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.1 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i5-8500.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 1600 8.00
+28.2%
i5-8500 6.24

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Core i5-8500 by 28% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 1600 12281
+28.2%
i5-8500 9581

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Core i5-8500 by 28% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 1600 1068
i5-8500 1387
+29.9%

Core i5-8500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 30% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 1600 4576
i5-8500 4847
+5.9%

Core i5-8500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 6% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 5 1600 4538
i5-8500 8606
+89.6%

Core i5-8500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 90% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 1600 25970
i5-8500 40829
+57.2%

Core i5-8500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 57% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 1600 8244
i5-8500 9903
+20.1%

Core i5-8500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 20% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 5 1600 6.85
+287%
i5-8500 26.52

Core i5-8500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 287% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 5 1600 13
+23.1%
i5-8500 10

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Core i5-8500 by 23% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 1600 1129
+18.8%
i5-8500 950

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Core i5-8500 by 19% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 1600 147
i5-8500 172
+17%

Core i5-8500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 17% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 5 1600 1.65
i5-8500 1.96
+18.8%

Core i5-8500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 19% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 1600 6.4
+28%
i5-8500 5

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Core i5-8500 by 28% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 1600 3430
i5-8500 4219
+23%

Core i5-8500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 23% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 1600 177
i5-8500 207
+16.7%

Core i5-8500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 17% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 1600 69
+73.5%
i5-8500 40

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Core i5-8500 by 74% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Ryzen 5 1600 15096
i5-8500 18025
+19.4%

Core i5-8500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 19% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Ryzen 5 1600 3652
i5-8500 4782
+30.9%

Core i5-8500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 31% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.00 6.24
Recency 11 April 2017 14 February 2018
Threads 12 6
Cost $219 $202

The Ryzen 5 1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8500 in performance tests.


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