Intel Core i5-8500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 7800X3D performs better than the Core i5-8500. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-8500 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D has slightly more cores than the Core i5-8500. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i5-8500. It also has more threads than the Core i5-8500. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 7 7800X3D has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8500. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-8500. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-8500 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.