AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i5-7500
For gaming, the Intel Core i5-7500 is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 43 44
Cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Top speed 4 GHz 3.8 GHz
Rated power 95 W 65 W
Games at recommended 170 176
Released20172017
Processor-heavy games only the Intel Core i5-7500 meets
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X better than the Intel Core i5-7500 for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core i5-7500 scores 44 and the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 43.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 for the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, and the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 for the Intel Core i5-7500.