Intel Core i5-8500B vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-8500B vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, video editing, machine learning, rendering. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, 7zip, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, WPrime, RealBench, SuperPi, 3DMark, PCMark 10, MATLAB, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Handbrake.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U or Intel Core i5-8500B.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-8500B

52%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U

53%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U is 1% better than Core i5-8500B. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-8500B

53%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U

52%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.6	91.9
Valorant	106.4	104.5
Cyberpunk 2077	59.6	58.5
Apex Legends	100.0	98.2
Call of Duty Warzone	79.8	78.4
Overwatch	86.2	84.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.4	72.1
DOOM Eternal	53.2	52.2
Warzone	83.0	81.5
Assassin's Creed	89.4	87.8
Valheim	88.3	86.7

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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-8500B

51%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U

227%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-8500B as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, 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 i5-8500B	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	174	218
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	934	755
Cinbench 20 Single-core	403	183
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2287	1961
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1052	950
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	5612	4664

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

	Intel Core i5-8500B	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
Single-Core	2439	2358
Multi-Core	9509	10133

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

	Intel Core i5-8500B	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
Single-Core	1003	1024
Multi-Core	5511	3865

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-8500B	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
Announcement date	July 07, 2018	May 07, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FP6
Core name	Coffee Lake	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	8	2
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	6	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	2000 millions	4000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache		2MB
L3 cache	9 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	100-000000104

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-8500B is 16% better than Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-8500B has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U. 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 i5-8500B is better: 25
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U is better: 9
Although it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-8500B and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-8500B - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-8500B specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U specs and review.