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6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.00 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

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▲ 8910,242 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

Effective Speed 
+5%
Real World Speed
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43,089 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 90% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 226th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
635,419 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 76% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 191st / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		82.1 % 85.9 % +5%
Average Score 
+19%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		82.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8% 		76.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		116 Pts 138 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+19%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		230 Pts 270 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+17%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		448 Pts 513 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+15%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		585 Pts 900 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+54%
Overclocked Score 
+19%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.1 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9% 		86.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		123 Pts 145 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+18%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		244 Pts 288 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+18%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		484 Pts 562 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+16%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		675 Pts 1,009 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+49%
Value & Sentiment 
+67%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.24 % 0.75 % Hugely higher market share.
+212%
Value
Value For Money 		99.3 % 105 % Slightly better value.
+5%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		60 % 89 % Much more popular.
+48%
Price
Price (score) 		$139 $136 +2%
Nice To Haves 
+86%
Age
Newest 		81+ Months 64 Months More recent.
+21%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		694 Pts 1,479 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+113%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		608 Pts 1,358 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+123%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 82.1%
Average Bench 85.9%

The hex-core i5-8500 hails from Intel’s eighth generation of Coffee Lake processors, known for featuring a higher number of cores at each SKU than in previous generations and their refinement of the 14nm architecture as seen in 6th and 7th generation processors. At an estimated price of $184 it offers good multi-core value for money. Its quad core performance nearly rivals the more expensive i7-7700K (the 2017 CPU of choice for many top-end gamers). However based on preliminary benchmarks, the i5-8500 is only marginally faster (2% greater effective speed) than the i5-8400 which is also a recent and competitively priced hex-core Coffee Lake processor. Also, like the i5-8400, the 8500 features 9MB of L3 cache and a frugal TDP of 65W, leaving not much to choose between them. As is the case of all Coffee Lake processors, currently the only motherboards that the 8500 can be paired with feature Intel’s high-end Z370 chipset for overclocking. However, alternative and more suitable 300 series motherboards are long overdue and expected to be available soon. [Mar '18 CPUPro]

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The 3700X is a $320 USD 8-core, 16-thread mid-range Ryzen 3000 series CPU. Out of the box, the 3700X, 3600X and 3600 achieve similar quad core speeds but the 16 threaded 3700X is 30% faster at multi-core computations than the 12 threaded 3600X. Comparing the 3700X to Intel’s i7-9700K shows that, when overclocked, the 3700X is 26% faster at 64-core computations but 13% slower for gaming and desktop (sub eight core performance). Unlike lower end Ryzen 3000 SKUs, the 3700X comes with a half decent cooler but AMD should not have bothered since a $20 aftermarket cooler is still quieter, easier to change, and better at cooling. With a Gammaxx 400 cooler we were able to maintain a 43.25x OC during our EFps tests. We had to use a fixed clock OC (rather than Offset/PBO) to avoid significant frame drops in Fortnite. With strong single-core scores, the 3700X should offer very strong gaming performance but in reality it is let down by its memory controller, which, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. The heavily hyped 3700X, paired with a 2060S, offers real world gaming performance comparable to the $80 USD entry level 4-core, 4-thread Intel Core i3-9100F. At $320 USD, the 3700X offers reasonable value to full time media encoders but general desktop users, gamers and even streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The 3700X severely bottlenecks a 2070S: gamers should investigate the 9600K, which is both cheaper and faster. [Jul '19 CPUPro]

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