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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 897 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 4% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-6700T - 203 vs 195 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-6700T - CA$139.99 vs CA$237.12
- Up to 43% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-6700T - CA$0.69 vs CA$1.22 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Dota 2
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
203
100%
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CA$0.69/FPS
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Price, CA$
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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Intel Core i7-6700T 2.8GHz Tray CPU
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-6700T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700T |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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