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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 624 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-6850K - 177 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - CA$129.99 vs CA$288.62
- Up to 56% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-6850K - CA$0.73 vs CA$1.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil 4
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel BX80671I76850K Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor,Gray
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
177
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$129.99
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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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TOP 5 Games
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Game Graphics
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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