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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1262 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-5960X - 162 vs 159 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - €208.88 vs €247.36
- Up to 17% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-5960X - €1.29 vs €1.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-5960X processore 3 GHz Scatola 20 MB
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
162
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.29/FPS
100%
Price, €
€208.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Processore Intel ° gen Core Intel Core i5-8500
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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