Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1126 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-8500 - 177 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - £117.4 vs £167.52
- Up to 33% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-8500 - £0.66 vs £0.98 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
177
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.66/FPS
100%
Price, £
£117.4
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £117.4 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 92 minutes ago
Buy for £167.52 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 93 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
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Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |