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Core i5-8500 vs Core i9-7900X

Core i5-8500 vs Core i9-7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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

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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 74760 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X is 233 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8500.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £107.14 vs £450.0
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X

  • Performs up to 0% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i5-8500 - 266 vs 265 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 20 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Dishonored 2.
Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

265

99.62406015037594%

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 74760 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-7900X Logo
Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


FPS

266

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£450

23%

FPS Winner

Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz

Buy for £450 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74760 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Intel Core i9-7900X Logo
Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

97.53867791842475%

Multi-Core

4844

55.164559845120145%

Intel Core i9-7900X Logo
Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


Single-Core

1422

100%

Multi-Core

8781

100%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

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Intel Core i9-7900X Logo

Intel Core i9-7900X

Feb 14th, 2018
Release DateJun 26th, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameSkylake-E/EP
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
6Threads
20
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
65 W
TDP140 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
30.0xMultiplier
33.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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