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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-7640X 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 i5-7640X is 233 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i5-7640X - £126.66 vs £138.66
- Up to 5% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-7640X - £1.05 vs £1.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-7640X - 65 vs 112 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7640X - 6 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-7640X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7640X
- Performs up to 3% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-8500 - 125 vs 121 FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
121
96.8%
Value, £/FPS
£1.05/FPS
100%
Price, £
£126.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
125
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.11/FPS
94.5945945945946%
Price, £
£138.66
91%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-7640X 4.00 GHz LGA 2066 CPU Box - Black
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In Stock
Updated 1607 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
78.76206700738216%
Multi-Core
4844
91.82938388625593%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-7640X |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 112 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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