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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-5960X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 1509 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - €247.36 vs €290.9
- Up to 13% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-9500 - €2.06 vs €2.38 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-5960X - 122 vs 120 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
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
120
98%
Value, €/FPS
€2.06/FPS
100%
Price, €
€247.36
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-5960X processore 3 GHz Scatola 20 MB
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Intel Core i5-9500 6x3,0 (Boost 4,4) GHz 9MB-L3 Cache Sockel 1151 UHD 630
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 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 | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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