Intel Core i5-7500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Processor comparisons 04-02-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-7500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, video editing, programming, rendering, streaming. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like AIDA64, Blender, Blender, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, Handbrake, 3DMark, RealBench, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, Furmark, WPrime.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Borderlands 3
Watch Dogs Legion
Fallout 76
Valheim
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch
Fortnite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Halo Infinite
Valorant
DOOM: Eternal
Rainbow Six Siege
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Apex Legends
Last Man Standing
Cyberpunk 2077
Death Stranding

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i5-7500.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-7500

51%

Ryzen 5 3600

55%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 3600 is 7% better than Core i5-7500. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-7500

52%

Ryzen 5 3600

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.7	94.7
Valorant	104.2	107.6
Cyberpunk 2077	58.3	60.3
Apex Legends	97.9	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	78.1	80.7
Overwatch	84.4	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.9	74.3
DOOM Eternal	52.1	53.8
Warzone	81.3	83.9
Assassin's Creed	87.5	90.4
Valheim	86.5	89.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-7500

51%

Ryzen 5 3600

63%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3600 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-7500 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-7500	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	162
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	617	1578
Cinbench 20 Single-core	396	472
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1122	3689
Cinbench 23 Single-core	599	1253
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1655	9412

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-7500	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Single-Core	2258	2611
Multi-Core	6109	17872

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-7500	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Single-Core	1013	1238
Multi-Core	3606	6578

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-7500	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Announcement date	March 25, 2017	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Core name	Kaby Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	7	3
Turbo Frequency	3.8 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	6 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	100-000000031 100-100000031BOX 100-100000031MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3600 is 5% better than Core i5-7500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 3600 has 2 more core than Core i5-7500. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7500 is better: 5
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is better: 30
However, it should be realized that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-7500 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-7500 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-7500 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600 specs and review.

Intel Core i5-7500 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Ryzen 5 2500X
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200GE
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i3-9100
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Core i3-8300
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i7-9700KF
• Vs Core i5-3470
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Core i5-9600KF
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Core i5-8600K
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Core i5-10600KF
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-8500
• Vs Core i5-9500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Core i5-6600K
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Core i9-7940X
• Vs Core i9-7960X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
• Vs Core i9-9920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600U
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Core i7-11800H
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Core i5-11600
• Vs Core i5-11600T
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i5-11500T
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Core i5-11400T
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600U
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Core i9-9900X
• Vs Core i9-7900X
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Core i9-9820X
• Vs Core i9-9900KS
• Vs Core i7-7900X
• Vs Core i9-10900T
• Vs Core i9-9900KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Core i7-9800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900H
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
• Vs Core i7-7820X
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800U
• Vs Core i7-6950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
• Vs Core i9-9900
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
• Vs Core i9-10980HK
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
• Vs Core i9-10885H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G
• Vs Core i9-10880H
• Vs Ryzen 7 1800X
• Vs Core i5-10600KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
• Vs Core i7-9700KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
• Vs Core i7-8086K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700X
• Vs Core i9-10900TE
• Vs Core i9-10900E
• Vs Core i5-11320H
• Vs Core i5-11500B
• Vs Core i5-11400H
• Vs Xeon W-11855M
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Core i5-1230U
• Vs Core i5-1240U
• Vs Core i7-1250U
• Vs Core i5-1235U
• Vs Core i5-1245U
• Vs Core i7-1255U
• Vs Core i7-1260U
• Vs Core i7-1265U
• Vs Core i3-1220P
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Core i3-12100TE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
• Vs Core i7-1265UE
• Vs Core i7-1265UL
• Vs Core i7-1255UL
• Vs Core i5-1235UL
• Vs Core i5-1245UL
• Vs Core i5-1245UE
• Vs Core i3-1215UL
• Vs Core i3-1220PE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i9-13900HX
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Core i5-6500T
• Vs Core i5-7600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1500X
• Vs Core i3-7100
• Vs Core i7-5820K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655G
• Vs Core i5-13490F
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
• Vs Core i7-13790F
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D