Core i7-8500Y vs Ryzen 7 9800X3D specs and performance
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D performs better than the Core i7-8500Y. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-8500Y in all gaming tests too.
When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has significantly more cores with 8 cores compared to the Core i7-8500Y that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-8500Y. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i7-8500Y. Also, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-8500Y CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.
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. Indeed, the Core i7-8500Y has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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