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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 958 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 4% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-6500 - 107 vs 103 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-6500 - CA$1.31 vs CA$1.35 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - CA$139.27 vs CA$139.99
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
107
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.31/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$139.99
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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