Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 47 days older than the more expensive Core i7-8700T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 2% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-8700T - 107 vs 105 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i7-8700T - $122.14 vs $186.45
- Up to 36% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-8700T - $1.27 vs $1.97 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
107
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.27/FPS
100%
Price, €
€135.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700T |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 35 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |