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Core i5-8500 vs Core i9-11900K

Core i5-8500 vs Core i9-11900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £107.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74259 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-11900K

3.5 GHz | 8-core

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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 £250.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74258 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £107.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74259 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-11900K

3.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
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 £250.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74258 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £107.14 vs £250.99
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K

  • Performs up to 14% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-8500 - 199 vs 174 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Total War: WARHAMMER III.
Total War: WARHAMMER III

Total War: WARHAMMER III

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

174

87.43718592964824%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£107.14

100%

Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £107.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74259 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

199

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£250.99

42%

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 £250.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74258 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

58.49852382960776%

Multi-Core

4844

44.24552429667519%

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2371

100%

Multi-Core

10948

100%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

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Intel Core i9-11900K Logo

Intel Core i9-11900K

Feb 14th, 2018Release Date
Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameRocket Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.3 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
30.0xMultiplier
35.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 750
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i9-11900K

Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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