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Core i9-7900X vs Core i5-8500

Core i9-7900X vs Core i5-8500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-7900X outperforms Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7900X is 233 days older than Core i5-8500.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X

  • Performs up to 1% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-8500 - 175 vs 174 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 20 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Total War: WARHAMMER III.
Total War: WARHAMMER III

Total War: WARHAMMER III

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7900X Logo
Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


FPS

175

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€149

100%

FPS Winner

Intel BX80673I97900X Core Prozessor i9-7900X 3,3 GHz

Buy for 149 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 210 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

174

99.42857142857143%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7900X Logo
Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7900X Logo
Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


Single-Core

1422

100%

Multi-Core

8781

100%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

97.53867791842475%

Multi-Core

4844

55.164559845120145%

Intel Core i9-7900X

vs

Intel Core i5-8500

Jun 26th, 2017Release Date
Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Skylake-E/EPCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
20
Threads6
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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