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Core i5-6500 vs Core i7-8700K

Core i5-6500 vs Core i7-8700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 826 days newer than Core i5-6500.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Performs up to 2% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-6500 - 183 vs 180 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Crysis 3 Remastered.
Crysis 3 Remastered

Crysis 3 Remastered

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

180

98%

Value, €/FPS

€0.48/FPS

100%

Price, €

€87

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-6500 3.20 GHz Quad-Core Quad-Thread 6 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processore LGA 1151

Buy for 87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 205 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

183

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1177

74%

Multi-Core

3217

49%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

100%

Multi-Core

6443

100%

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo

Intel Core i5-6500

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Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Intel Core i7-8700K

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
32.0xMultiplier
37.0x
HD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

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