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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900 is 433 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $99.63 vs $175.48
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 3% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-8500 - 264 vs 256 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
86.09559279950342%
Multi-Core
4844
67.24042198778456%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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