Ryzen 5 3600X vs Core i5-8500 specs and performance
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 3600X 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.
When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Ryzen 5 3600X has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 5 3600X has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i5-8500. Also, the Ryzen 5 3600X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-8500 outputs less heat than Ryzen 5 3600X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 5 3600X has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-8500. The Ryzen 5 3600X 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. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 3600X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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