Intel Core i5-8500 vs AMD FX-6350

Intel Core i5-8500
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 6 / Feb 2018
Intel Core i5-8500
AMD FX-6350
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 6 / Apr 2013
AMD FX-6350

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    195%
  • AMD FX-6350
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    174%
  • AMD FX-6350
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    216%
  • AMD FX-6350
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8500

Much higher single threaded performance (around 74% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 116% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
60 watts lower power draw.
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 FX-6350.
Around 95% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-6350

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 FX-6350
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
SSE4.1
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

Intel Core i5-8500AMD FX-6350
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsVishera
Release DateFeb 2018vsApr 2013

Cores

Intel Core i5-8500AMD FX-6350
Cores6vs6
Threads6vs6
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-8500AMD FX-6350
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs288 KB
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs6144 KB
L3 Cache9216 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-8500AMD FX-6350
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-PGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-8500AMD FX-6350
Cpu Frequency3000 MHzvs3900 MHz
Turbo Clock4100 MHzvs4200 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
Voltagevariablevs1.4 V
TDP65 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    4920 points
  • AMD FX-6350
    2562 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    21600 points
  • AMD FX-6350
    11704 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8500 (simulated)
    174.25
  • AMD FX-6350 (simulated)
    99.63

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8500 (simulated)
    1006.07
  • AMD FX-6350 (simulated)
    464.66

points - higher is better