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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600KF 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 i5-9600KF is 328 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-9600KF - $139.0 vs $150.0
- Up to 3% better value when playing New World than Core i5-9600KF - $1.22 vs $1.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 4% better in New World than Core i5-8500 - 119 vs 114 FPS
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
114
95.7983193277311%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 5661 minutes ago
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.26/FPS
96.82539682539682%
Price, $
$150
92%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for $150 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5662 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
87.39760554505355%
Multi-Core
4844
84.87821973015595%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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