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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-7600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-7600K is 407 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-8500 - 201 vs 189 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-7600K - $174.96 vs $190.0
- Up to 2% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i5-7600K - $0.93 vs $0.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 6 vs 4 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-7600K LGA 1151 Desktop Processors (BX80677I57600K)
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
189
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.96
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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