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In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 1019 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $89.0 vs $1065.0
- Up to 90% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i9-10980XE - $0.5 vs $5.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 17% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-7500 - 207 vs 177 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 36 vs 4 threads
Diablo IV
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7500 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 4 | Threads | 36 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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