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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900T 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 i9-9900T is 433 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900T
- Performs up to 0% better in Minecraft than Core i5-8500 - 708 vs 705 FPS
- 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 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-9900T - $99.63 vs $223.01
- Up to 54% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-9900T - $0.16 vs $0.35 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900T
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
708
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.35/FPS
45%
Price, €
€247.54
44%
FPS Winner
Intel Core I9-9900T I9 9900T 2.1 GHz Used Eight-Core Sixteen-Thread CPU Processor 16M 35W LGA 1151
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Updated 2989 minutes ago
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
705
99%
Value, €/FPS
€0.16/FPS
100%
Price, €
€110.59
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for €110.59 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2991 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900T
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900T | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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