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i5-8500 is fine, but you should look at turbo boost not base frequency since the CPU doesn't really run at base frequency but turbo boost when in use. 4.0GHz vs 4.1GHz is the difference in turbo boost speed. The price difference, while only $10 diff is more than the 3% difference in speed.

Also, the B360 mobo will only support up to DDR4 2666MHz memory. You must get a Z370 mobo if you want to run faster memory with the Intel CPU. Kind of a trade off but either way the i5 will be faster than the Ryzen 5 1600 in gaming.
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If your needs include CPU heavy workloads then it's good.

If your needs include gaming and no heavy CPU workloads, then I'd suggest the i5-8400 isntead. It shows to be in the same category as the i7-7700K when it comes to gaming, while the Ryzen 5 1600 seems to fall a bit behind.
 
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Yes they will do better with higher clocked RAM. If you're going with a B360 motherboard for the i5-8400 (which is recommended for value and performance) then go with DDR4 2666.

See this is the same price as your build https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HZrMV6

or you can spend a little more and go with the Z370 mobo and DDR4 3200 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9bdbLJ
 
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i5-8500 is fine, but you should look at turbo boost not base frequency since the CPU doesn't really run at base frequency but turbo boost when in use. 4.0GHz vs 4.1GHz is the difference in turbo boost speed. The price difference, while only $10 diff is more than the 3% difference in speed.

Also, the B360 mobo will only support up to DDR4 2666MHz memory. You must get a Z370 mobo if you want to run faster memory with the Intel CPU. Kind of a trade off but either way the i5 will be faster than the Ryzen 5 1600 in gaming.
 
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