Intel Core i5-8500 vs AMD FX-8320E

Intel Core i5-8500
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 6 / Feb 2018
Intel Core i5-8500
AMD FX-8320E
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2014
AMD FX-8320E

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    190%
  • AMD FX-8320E
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    183%
  • AMD FX-8320E
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    198%
  • AMD FX-8320E
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8500

Much higher single threaded performance (around 83% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 98% 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).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8320E.
Around 90% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-8320E

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-8320E
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-8320E
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsVishera
Release DateFeb 2018vsSep 2014

Cores

Intel Core i5-8500AMD FX-8320E
Cores6vs8
Threads6vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-8500AMD FX-8320E
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs384 KB
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs8192 KB
L3 Cache9216 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-8500AMD FX-8320E
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-8500AMD FX-8320E
Cpu Frequency3000 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock4100 MHzvs4000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
Voltagevariablevs1.425 V
TDP65 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    4920 points
  • AMD FX-8320E
    2440 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    21600 points
  • AMD FX-8320E
    12805 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8500 (simulated)
    174.25
  • AMD FX-8320E (simulated)
    94.88

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8500 (simulated)
    1006.07
  • AMD FX-8320E (simulated)
    508

points - higher is better