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AvailabilityMSRP $589
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K 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 i9-14900K is 2071 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Core i5-8500
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - $78.86 vs $351.43
- Up to 74% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i9-14900K - $0.33 vs $1.27 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 15% better in Ready or Not than Core i5-8500 - 306 vs 266 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
266
87%
Value, €/FPS
€0.33/FPS
100%
Price, €
€87.54
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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In Stock
Updated 13 minutes ago
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
306
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.27/FPS
26%
Price, €
€390.09
22%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
Buy for €390.09 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500 | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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