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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2547 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- 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 18% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-990X - 129 vs 109 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-990X - CA$272.57 vs CA$339.58
- Up to 32% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-990X - CA$2.11 vs CA$3.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
109
84.49612403100775%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.12/FPS
67.62820512820512%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
80%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
129
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.11/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$272.57
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
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
40.735400144196106%
Multi-Core
2626
54.21139554087531%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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