Intel Core i3-8000 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Intel Core i3-8000
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i3-8000
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2017
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8000
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8000
    101%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8000
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    103%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8000

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

None

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-8000AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SMT

Architecture

Intel Core i3-8000AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Zen
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsZen
Release DateSep 2018vsJun 2017

Cores

Intel Core i3-8000AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i3-8000AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs16384 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-8000AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs192mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-8000AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3500 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8000
    4320 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    3850 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8000
    17280 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    17177 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-8000 (simulated)
    155
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    152

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-8000 (simulated)
    768.86
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    799

points - higher is better