Intel Core i5-8500 vs AMD A10-7870K

Intel Core i5-8500
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 6 / Feb 2018
Intel Core i5-8500
AMD A10-7870K
AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2015
AMD A10-7870K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    254%
  • AMD A10-7870K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    194%
  • AMD A10-7870K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    314%
  • AMD A10-7870K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8500

Much higher single threaded performance (around 94% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 214% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 154% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD A10-7870K

None

Intel Core i5-8500

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8500

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-8500

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8500

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-8500AMD A10-7870K
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

Architecture

Intel Core i5-8500AMD A10-7870K
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Steamroller
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsKaveri
Release DateFeb 2018vsMay 2015

Cores

Intel Core i5-8500AMD A10-7870K
Cores6vs4
Threads6vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsRadeon R7

Cache

Intel Core i5-8500AMD A10-7870K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs1024 KB (per core)
L3 Cache9216 KB (shared)vs0 KB

Physical

Intel Core i5-8500AMD A10-7870K
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket FM2
Max Case Temp72°Cvs74°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs246mm²
Process14 nmvs28 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-8500AMD A10-7870K
Cpu Frequency3000 MHzvs3900 MHz
Turbo Clock4100 MHzvs4100 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevs1.475 V
TDP65 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    4920 points
  • AMD A10-7870K
    2583 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    21600 points
  • AMD A10-7870K
    8353 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8500 (simulated)
    174.25
  • AMD A10-7870K (simulated)
    89.55

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8500 (simulated)
    1006.07
  • AMD A10-7870K
    320

points - higher is better