Intel Core i5-8500 vs AMD Athlon II X4 610e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-8500 and AMD Athlon II X4 610e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-8500

AMD Athlon II X4 610e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8500

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 71% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2450 vs 1037
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9541 vs 1964
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4700 vs 4263

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2018 vs May 2010
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2450 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	9541 vs 1964
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4700 vs 4263

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 610e

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1499 vs 1074

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1499 vs 1074

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-8500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 610e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2450

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9541

1964

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1074

1499

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4700

4263

Name	Intel Core i5-8500	AMD Athlon II X4 610e
PassMark - Single thread mark	2450	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	9541	1964
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1074	1499
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4700	4263
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	77.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	10.65
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1943
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1058
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1800
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1943
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1058
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1800

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-8500	AMD Athlon II X4 610e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Propus
Launch date	February 2018	May 2010
Place in performance rating	1754	1765
Price now	$229	$69.99
Processor Number	i5-8500
Series	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	15.36	11.77
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$70
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	9216 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6
Die size		169 mm
Transistor count		300 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E92
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)