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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600 is 247 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Performs up to 3% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-8500 - 78 vs 76 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-8500 - CA$3.7 vs CA$3.74 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-9600 - CA$283.91 vs CA$288.62
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
78
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.7/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$288.62
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 6 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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