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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1126 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 20% better in War Thunder than Core i5-8500 - 215 vs 179 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - CA$196.23 vs CA$218.88
- Up to 25% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-8500 - CA$0.91 vs CA$1.22 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
215
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.91/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$196.23
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i5-11400F
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
169 FPS
CA$8.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,482.06
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164 FPS
CA$10.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,699.99
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159 FPS
CA$11.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,899.99
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