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£120.24
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Prices and StockMSRP $409
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MSRP $409
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-14700K 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 i7-14700K is 2071 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Core i5-8500
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-14700K - £120.24 vs £349.00
- Up to 63% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-14700K - £0.70 vs £1.87 per FPS
Advantages of Core i7-14700K
- Performs up to 9% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-8500 - 187 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 28 vs 6 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
171
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.7/FPS
100%
Price, £
£120.24
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for £120.24 on Amazon
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Intel® Core™ i7-14700K Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz
Buy for £349 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500 | vs | Core i7-14700K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 20 |
| 6 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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