Intel Core i5-8500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-8500 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1059 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 941 |
| 4588 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 4398 |
| 9591 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 13329 |
| 2494 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2469 |
| 5180 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 5560 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-8500 | Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U |
| 3000 MHz | Frequency | 2100 MHz |
| 4100 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4000 MHz |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 65 W | TDP | 15 W |
| Intel UHD Graphics 630 | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cezanne |
| FCLGA1151 | Package | Socket FP6 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1062 | Single-Core Score | 969 |
| 5164 | Multi-Core Score | 3353 |
| Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 10.15.7 (Build 19H15) | Operating System | Pop!_OS 21.04 |
| Macmini8,1 | Model | LENOVO 20Y70047MX |
| Macmini8,1 | Model ID | |
| Acidanthera Mac-7BA5B2DFE22DDD8C Macmini8,1 | Motherboard | LENOVO 20Y70047MX |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-8500 | Name | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U |
| 1 Processor, 6 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 104 Stepping 1 |
| 3.00 GHz | Base Frequency | 4.06 GHz |
| 32.0 KB x 3 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 32.0 KB x 3 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 256 KB x 3 | L2 Cache | 512 KB x 6 |
| 9.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB x 2 |
Memory Information
| 16.00 GB | Size | 14.53 GB |
| RAM | Type |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1062 | Single-Core Score | 969 |
|---|---|---|
| 1116 | Crypto Score | 1862 |
| 1029 | Integer Score | 901 |
| 1126 | Floating Point Score | 969 |
| 1116 1.90 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1862 3.17 GB/sec |
| 1102 5.57 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 773 3.91 MB/sec |
| 1071 50.7 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1154 54.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1049 2.96 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 670 1.89 MTE/sec |
| 887 1.04 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 924 1.09 MElements/sec |
| 983 308.1 Krows/sec | SQLite | 876 274.6 Krows/sec |
| 1049 56.9 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 964 52.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 1041 331.8 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 904 287.9 KB/sec |
| 996 7.76 Klines/sec | Clang | 832 6.48 Klines/sec |
| 1097 12.7 images/sec | Camera | 1119 13.0 images/sec |
| 1058 1.32 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 575 718.8 Kpairs/sec |
| 1269 7862.5 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1167 7227.5 FPS |
| 309 17.0 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1114 61.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 1120 8.62 images/sec | Face Detection | 1298 10.00 images/sec |
| 1070 26.4 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 1089 26.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2209 108.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1487 73.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 2001 27.3 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 2319 31.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1137 912.7 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1489 1.20 Mpixels/sec |
| 1032 9.24 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 816 7.31 Kpixels/sec |
| 1173 37.5 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 326 10.4 Words/sec |
| 1219 47.1 images/sec | Machine Learning | 490 19.0 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 5164 | Multi-Core Score | 3353 |
|---|---|---|
| 5153 | Crypto Score | 2033 |
| 4862 | Integer Score | 3381 |
| 5819 | Floating Point Score | 3511 |
| 5153 8.78 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 2033 3.47 GB/sec |
| 4979 25.2 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 2285 11.6 MB/sec |
| 6112 289.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 5036 238.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 2965 8.36 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1497 4.22 MTE/sec |
| 4711 5.53 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 5240 6.15 MElements/sec |
| 5565 1.74 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 5520 1.73 Mrows/sec |
| 4840 262.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 3537 191.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 4551 1.42 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 2395 763.2 KB/sec |
| 5511 42.9 Klines/sec | Clang | 3218 25.1 Klines/sec |
| 5285 61.3 images/sec | Camera | 4245 49.2 images/sec |
| 5273 6.60 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1516 1.90 Mpairs/sec |
| 7274 45067.6 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 3675 22769.7 FPS |
| 5718 314.3 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 2481 136.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 6429 49.5 images/sec | Face Detection | 4862 37.4 images/sec |
| 5287 130.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 2751 67.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 8247 404.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 4027 197.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 10337 140.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 10772 146.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 9050 7.27 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 9229 7.41 Mpixels/sec |
| 5313 47.6 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 3640 32.6 Kpixels/sec |
| 3254 104.0 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 2680 85.7 Words/sec |
| 2604 100.6 images/sec | Machine Learning | 1385 53.5 images/sec |