Intel Core i5-8500T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i5-8500T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550U tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Prime95, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, Gears 5, WPrime, Blender, Furmark, RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, Blender, 7zip, Handbrake, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, PCMark 10, AIDA64, MATLAB.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3550U or Intel Core i5-8500T.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-8500T

52%

Ryzen 5 3550U

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-8500T

52%

Ryzen 5 3550U

51%

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 play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.3	91.1
Valorant	104.9	103.6
Cyberpunk 2077	58.7	58.0
Apex Legends	98.6	97.4
Call of Duty Warzone	78.7	77.7
Overwatch	84.9	83.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.4	71.5
DOOM Eternal	52.4	51.8
Warzone	81.8	80.8
Assassin's Creed	88.1	87.0
Valheim	87.0	86.0

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. 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 i5-8500T

90%

Ryzen 5 3550U

197%

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 5 3550U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-8500T since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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 i5-8500T	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	148	134
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	751	707
Cinbench 20 Single-core	414	343
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1523	1581
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1062	900
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4164	4232

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

	Intel Core i5-8500T	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U
Single-Core	2103	2032
Multi-Core	7901	7704

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

	Intel Core i5-8500T	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U
Single-Core	946	888
Multi-Core	4206	3078

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. 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 in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-8500T	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U
Announcement date	July 07, 2018	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Unknown
Socket	FCLGA1151	FP5
Core name	Coffee Lake	Raven Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	8	1
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	2.1 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	6	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		2MB
L3 cache	9 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YM3500C4T4MFG n/a

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that Core i5-8500T has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3550U. 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 i5-8500T is better: 25
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3550U is better: 11
However, it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-8500T and AMD Ryzen 5 3550U before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-8500T - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-8500T specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3550U specs and review.