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In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 3081 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-870 - 142 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £126.66 vs £299.99
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 3
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
482
34.751261715933666%
Multi-Core
1575
32.51445086705203%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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