Intel Core i5-8500 vs AMD A8-9600
Summary
Intel Core i5-8500
314%
AMD A8-9600
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i5-8500
241%
AMD A8-9600
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i5-8500
386%
AMD A8-9600
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8500 |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 141% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 286% 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 214% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD A8-9600 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8500
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8500
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i5-8500 | | AMD A8-9600 | |
|---|
| 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 i5-8500 | | AMD A8-9600 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Coffelake | vs | AMD Excavator |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | vs | Bristol Ridge |
| Release Date | Feb 2018 | vs | Sep 2016 |
Cores
| Intel Core i5-8500 | | AMD A8-9600 | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 | vs | Radeon R7 |
Cache
| Intel Core i5-8500 | | AMD A8-9600 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 9216 KB (shared) | vs | 0 KB |
Physical
| Intel Core i5-8500 | | AMD A8-9600 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1151 | vs | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | FC-LGA1151 | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i5-8500 | | AMD A8-9600 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3000 MHz | vs | 3100 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4100 MHz | vs | 3400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 65 W |
Intel Core i5-8500
4920 points
AMD A8-9600
2346 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-8500
21600 points
AMD A8-9600
7443 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better