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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 826 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $39.5 vs $208.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-8700K - $0.22 vs $1.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 2% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-6500 - 183 vs 180 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i7-8700K
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
64 FPS
$11.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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51 FPS
$12.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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84 FPS
$17.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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