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Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 5 5600X


Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 5600X is based on Zen 3.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the 5600X gets 435.1 k points.

Summarizing, the 5600X is 1.4 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
a20f10
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Vermeer
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/6
6/12
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
32768 kB
Date
March 2018
November 2020
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
86.03k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k points
435.05k 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
5600X
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
23.28k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
25.58k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
11.72k (x2.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
25.45k (x2.16)
TOTAL
69.09k
86.03k (x1.25)

Multithread

i5-8500

5600X
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
135.28k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
180.56k (x1.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
80.27k (x2.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
38.94k (x9.3)
TOTAL
307.52k
435.05k (x1.41)

Performance/W
i5-8500
5600X
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
2081 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
2778 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
1235 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
599 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
6693 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8500
5600X
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
5061 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
5562 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
2548 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
5533 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 points/GHz
18702 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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