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Core i9-7980XE vs Core i5-8500

Core i9-7980XE vs Core i5-8500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 166 days older than Core i5-8500.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE

  • Performs up to 2% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8500 - 132 vs 129 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 36 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • 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
This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

132

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

129

97%

Value, €/FPS

€1.62/FPS

100%

Price, €

€208.88

100%

Value Winner

Processore Intel ° gen Core Intel Core i5-8500

Buy for 208.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 81 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

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 i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

92%

Multi-Core

4844

41%

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo

Intel Core i9-7980XE

vs
Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

Sep 1st, 2017Release Date
Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
18
Cores6
36
Threads6
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.0 GHz
4.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
26.0xMultiplier
30.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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