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Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 5 2600


Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 2600 is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the 2600 gets 292.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.1 times faster than the 2600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
800f82
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/6
6/12
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
2x8192 kB
Date
March 2018
April 2018
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
57.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k points
292.31k 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
i5-8500
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
4.19k
3.41k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
17.38k
15.96k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.46k
4.69k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.92k
17.42k (x1.46)
TOTAL
38.96k
41.47k (x1.06)

Multithread

i5-8500

2600
Test#1 (Integers)
27.67k
20.88k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
94.07k
110.37k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.05k
39.25k (x1.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
6.66k (x1.52)
TOTAL
155.18k
177.16k (x1.14)

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
i5-8500
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
13.83k (x0.51)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
23.16k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
5.15k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
15.18k (x1.29)
TOTAL
69.09k
57.33k (x0.83)

Multithread

i5-8500

2600
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
83.44k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
161.53k (x1.25)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
40.62k (x1.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
6.72k (x1.61)
TOTAL
307.52k
292.31k (x0.95)

Performance/W
i5-8500
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
1284 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
2485 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
625 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
103 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
4497 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8500
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
3547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
5938 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
1321 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
3893 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 points/GHz
14699 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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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