Ryzen 5 3600X vs Core i5-8500
Description
The 3600X is based on Zen 2 architecture while the i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600X gets a score of 376.2 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.
Summarizing, the 3600X is 1.2 times faster than the i5-8500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600X gets a score of 376.2 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.
Summarizing, the 3600X is 1.2 times faster than the i5-8500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
870f10
906ea
Core
Matisse
Coffee Lake-S
Base frecuency
3.8 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/6
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
2x16384 kB
9216 kB
Date
July 2019
March 2018
Mean monothread perf.
69.9k points
69.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
376.22k points
307.52k points
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
3600X
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
16.21k
27.36k (x1.69)
Test#2 (FP)
22.99k
24.27k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.76k
5.69k (x0.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.94k
11.77k (x0.54)
TOTAL
69.9k
69.09k (x0.99)
Multithread
3600X
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
121.94k
144.77k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
153.22k
129.04k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.74k
29.53k (x0.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
33.31k
4.18k (x0.13)
TOTAL
376.22k
307.52k (x0.82)
Performance/W
3600X
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
1284 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1613 points/W
1985 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
713 points/W
454 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
351 points/W
64 points/W
TOTAL
3960 points/W
4731 points/W
Performance/GHz
3600X
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
3685 points/GHz
6673 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5225 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1991 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4986 points/GHz
2870 points/GHz
TOTAL
15887 points/GHz
16850 points/GHz
Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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