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Core i9-7980XE vs Core i5-6500

Core i9-7980XE vs Core i5-6500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 792 days newer than Core i5-6500.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE

  • Performs up to 2% better in Rocket League than Core i5-6500 - 721 vs 705 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 36 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500

  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
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Rocket League

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

721

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

705

97.78085991678225%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€92.66

100%

Intel Processore Core i5-6500, 3.2 GHz (Turbo Boost 3.6 GHz), 4 core, 6MB Cache Socket 1151

Buy for 92.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75922 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1495

100%

Multi-Core

11616

100%

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1177

78.72909698996655%

Multi-Core

3217

27.69455922865014%

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo

Intel Core i9-7980XE

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Intel Core i5-6500 Logo

Intel Core i5-6500

Sep 1st, 2017
Release DateJul 2nd, 2015
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
18
Cores4
36
Threads4
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
26.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Yes
OverclockableNo

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