Intel Core i5-8650 vs AMD A8-5500

Intel Core i5-8650
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i5-8650
AMD A8-5500
AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Oct 2012
AMD A8-5500

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8650
    318%
  • AMD A8-5500
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8650
    227%
  • AMD A8-5500
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8650
    408%
  • AMD A8-5500
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8650

Much higher single threaded performance (around 127% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 308% 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 218% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD A8-5500

None

Intel Core i5-8650

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8650

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-8650

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8650

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-8650AMD A8-5500
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 i5-8650AMD A8-5500
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsTrinity
Release DateSep 2018vsOct 2012

Cores

Intel Core i5-8650AMD A8-5500
Cores6vs4
Threads6vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsRadeon HD 7560D

Cache

Intel Core i5-8650AMD A8-5500
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 i5-8650AMD A8-5500
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket FM2
Max Case Temp72°Cvs71°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs246mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-8650AMD A8-5500
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock4500 MHzvs3700 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevs1.475 V
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8650
    5400 points
  • AMD A8-5500
    2257 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8650
    22320 points
  • AMD A8-5500
    6402 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8650 (simulated)
    191.25
  • AMD A8-5500 (simulated)
    84.09

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8650 (simulated)
    1039.61
  • AMD A8-5500 (simulated)
    254.44

points - higher is better