Intel Core i5-6500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X is 5% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 41 43
Cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Top speed 3.6 GHz 4 GHz
Rated power 65 W 95 W
Games at recommended 167 170
Released20152017
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i5-6500 better than the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X scores 43 and the Intel Core i5-6500 41.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti for the Intel Core i5-6500, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 for the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X.