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In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 166 days older than Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8500 - 223 vs 218 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 36 vs 6 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
218
97%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$218.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 6 | Threads | 36 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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