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In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2593 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 11% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-2600S - 177 vs 159 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - €77.34 vs €212.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-8500 - €0.49 vs €1.2 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Resident Evil 4
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Intel ® Core™ i5-8500 Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) 3.00GHz 9MB processor - Processors (up to 4.10 GHz), 3.00 GHz, 14 nm, 9 MB, 4.10 GHz, DMI3, Coffee Lake)
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Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
159
89%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€77.34
100%
Value Winner
Processore Intel Core I7-2600S I7 2600S I7 2600 S 2,8 GHz Quad-Core Eight-Core 65W CPU LGA 1155
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600S |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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