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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K 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 i9-11900K is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Core i5-8500
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £128.78 vs £333.63
- Up to 56% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-11900K - £0.56 vs £1.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 13% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-8500 - 263 vs 232 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
232
88%
Value, £/FPS
£0.56/FPS
100%
Price, £
£128.78
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 403 minutes ago
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
263
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.27/FPS
44%
Price, £
£333.63
38%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
Buy for £333.63 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 402 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500 | vs | Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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