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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 914 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $39.5 vs $200.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-8700 - $0.31 vs $1.5 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 4% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-6500 - 133 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 12 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i7-8700
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
44 FPS
$18.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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32 FPS
$27.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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17 FPS
$42.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$729.99
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6 FPS
$108.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
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52 FPS
$13.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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3 FPS
$416.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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27 FPS
$92.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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