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In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms Core i5-7300HQ on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 407 days newer than Core i5-7300HQ.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7300HQ
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 45 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 4% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-7300HQ - 141 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7300HQ - 6 vs 4 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
141
100%
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CA$0.99/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$139.99
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7300HQ
Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7300HQ | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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