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Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 5 3600X


Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 3600X is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the 3600X gets 376.2 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
906ea
870f10
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Matisse
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/6
6/12
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
2x16384 kB
Date
March 2018
July 2019
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
69.9k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k points
376.22k 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
i5-8500
3600X
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
16.21k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
22.99k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
8.76k (x1.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
21.94k (x1.86)
TOTAL
69.09k
69.9k (x1.01)

Multithread

i5-8500

3600X
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
121.94k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
153.22k (x1.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
67.74k (x2.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
33.31k (x7.96)
TOTAL
307.52k
376.22k (x1.22)

Performance/W
i5-8500
3600X
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
1284 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
1613 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
713 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
351 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
3960 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8500
3600X
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
3685 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
5225 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
1991 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
4986 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 points/GHz
15887 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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