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In short — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1126 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 78% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-8500 - 48 vs 27 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - CA$174.32 vs CA$285.49
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
70.72921978582356%
Multi-Core
4844
63.669821240799166%
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i5-8500
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
CA$1699.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
CA$1498.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
CA$1189.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
CA$1899/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
CA$1899.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,899.99
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1 FPS
CA$2239.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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1 FPS
CA$2118.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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