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€125.23
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MSRP $539
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Core i5-8500
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - $125.23 vs $297.30
- Up to 52% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-11900K - $0.89 vs $1.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 13% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-8500 - 159 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
141
89%
Value, €/FPS
€0.89/FPS
100%
Price, €
€125.23
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
159
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.87/FPS
48%
Price, €
€297.3
42%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
Buy for €297.3 on Amazon
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Updated 270 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500 | vs | Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8500 or Core i9-11900K
With selected game settings
72 FPS
€20.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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72 FPS
€24.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,781.98
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62 FPS
€24.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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48 FPS
€26.18/FPS
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Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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48 FPS
€37.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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48 FPS
€34.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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62 FPS
€29.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,854.95
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104 FPS
€38.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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62 FPS
€27.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,691.89
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104 FPS
€29.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,063.05
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