AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i5-8500

Ryzen 7 3700X vs Core i5-8500 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 3700X 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.

With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen 7 3700X has slightly more cores with 8 cores whereas the Core i5-8500 has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-8500. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 3700X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8500. Also, the Ryzen 7 3700X has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 7 3700X has more L2 cache than the Core i5-8500. The Ryzen 7 3700X also has significantly more L3 cache.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 3700X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.