Ryzen 7 3800X vs Core i5-8500
Description
The 3800X is based on Zen 2 architecture while the i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3800X gets a score of 497.7 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.
Summarizing, the 3800X is 1.6 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 3800X gets a score of 497.7 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.
Summarizing, the 3800X is 1.6 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
3.9 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/6
TDP
105 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
32768 kB
9216 kB
Date
July 2019
March 2018
Mean monothread perf.
75.81k points
69.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
497.74k points
307.52k points
Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
3800X
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
4.47k
4.19k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
17.41k
17.38k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.23k
5.46k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
25.15k
11.92k (x0.47)
TOTAL
55.26k
38.96k (x0.7)
Multithread
3800X
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
36.1k
27.67k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
178.65k
94.07k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
95.98k
29.05k (x0.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.03k
4.39k (x0.27)
TOTAL
326.76k
155.18k (x0.47)
SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
3800X
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
17.17k
15.22k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
25.32k
22.02k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.36k
5.75k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
27.86k
12.17k (x0.44)
TOTAL
78.71k
55.17k (x0.7)
Multithread
3800X
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
136.06k
87.78k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
195.06k
126.73k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
97.81k
32.93k (x0.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.91k
4.22k (x0.33)
TOTAL
441.85k
251.65k (x0.57)
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
3800X
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
16.76k
15.21k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
25.16k
22.94k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.76k
5.54k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.3k
11.39k (x0.47)
TOTAL
74.98k
55.07k (x0.73)
Multithread
3800X
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
131.36k
79.52k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
198.51k
107.78k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
97.27k
31.89k (x0.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.4k
13.37k (x1)
TOTAL
440.54k
232.55k (x0.53)
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
3800X
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
17.1k
27.36k (x1.6)
Test#2 (FP)
26.59k
24.27k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.91k
5.69k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
23.21k
11.77k (x0.51)
TOTAL
75.81k
69.09k (x0.91)
Multithread
3800X
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
172.04k
144.77k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
214.03k
129.04k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
97.1k
29.53k (x0.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.57k
4.18k (x0.29)
TOTAL
497.74k
307.52k (x0.62)
Performance/W
3800X
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
1638 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2038 points/W
1985 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
925 points/W
454 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
139 points/W
64 points/W
TOTAL
4740 points/W
4731 points/W
Performance/GHz
3800X
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
3799 points/GHz
6673 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5909 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1981 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5158 points/GHz
2870 points/GHz
TOTAL
16847 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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