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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 959 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 2% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-6700 - 203 vs 200 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - CA$218.88 vs CA$228.88
- Up to 5% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-6700 - CA$1.08 vs CA$1.14 per FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
203
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$218.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Best Looking
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i5-8500
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
130 FPS
CA$8.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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121 FPS
CA$8.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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