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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900 is 433 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - CA$315.19 vs CA$577.88
- Up to 45% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i9-9900 - CA$1.74 vs CA$3.14 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 2% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-8500 - 184 vs 181 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
181
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.74/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$315.19
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
184
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.14/FPS
55%
Price, CA$
CA$577.88
54%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for CA$577.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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