AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i5 8500
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i5 8500 with 6 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 9MB)
Intel Core i5 8500 's Advantages
Released 1 years late
Integrated graphics card
Larger memory bandwidth (41.6GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
930
Intel Core i5 8500
+13%
1051
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4641
Intel Core i5 8500
+18%
5502
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
1136
Intel Core i5 8500
+20%
1372
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
3734
Intel Core i5 8500
+46%
5468
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
918
Intel Core i5 8500
+11%
1022
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
3861
Intel Core i5 8500
+25%
4846
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
2111
Intel Core i5 8500
+16%
2460
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
9063
Intel Core i5 8500
+5%
9561
General Parameters
Apr 2017
Release Date
Apr 2018
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-8500
AM4
Socket
LGA-1151
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
4
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
6
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35x
Multiplier
30x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
39.74 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.38 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
