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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10500 is 806 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Performs up to 2% better in Minecraft than Core i5-8500 - 719 vs 705 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $140.0 vs $174.96
- Up to 24% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i5-8500 - $0.19 vs $0.25 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
719
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.5 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110500
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i5-10500
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
477 FPS
$1.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799
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477 FPS
$1.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$861.79
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385 FPS
$2.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$799.99
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385 FPS
$2.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$777
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477 FPS
$2.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,079.99
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385 FPS
$2.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$779
In Stock
477 FPS
$2.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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477 FPS
$3.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,619.99
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477 FPS
$2.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
24 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,089
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385 FPS
$2.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$779
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