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In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 914 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500T
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - CA$310.41 vs CA$322.05
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 4% better in God of War than Core i5-6500T - 176 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500T - 12 vs 4 threads
God of War
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core I5 I5-6500T Quad-Core (4 Core) 2.50 Ghz Processor - Socket H4 Lga-1151
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Intel BX80684I78700 Boxed 8th Gen Core i7-8700 Processor 3.2 6
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TOP 5 Games
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Core i5-6500T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1039
68.67151354923992%
Multi-Core
2843
48.14563928873836%
Intel Core i5-6500T | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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