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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-14600KF 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 i5-14600KF is 2071 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14600KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Core i5-8500 - 207 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 20 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i5-14600KF - £168.88 vs £269.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Control than Core i5-14600KF - £0.84 vs £1.3 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-14600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-14600KF Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.3 GHz
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
202
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-14600KF | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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