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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900F is 806 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i5-8500 - 185 vs 184 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 20 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - €182.45 vs €272.66
- Up to 33% better value when playing Stray than Core i9-10900F - €0.99 vs €1.47 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
185
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.47/FPS
67.3469387755102%
Price, €
€272.66
66%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
184
99.45945945945947%
Value, €/FPS
€0.99/FPS
100%
Price, €
€182.45
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-8500 6 core fino a 4,1 GHz Turbo LGA1151 Serie 300 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
82.75656324582339%
Multi-Core
4844
57.48872537384286%
Intel Core i9-10900F | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900F or Core i5-8500
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
57 FPS
€26.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-10900F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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