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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700K 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 i7-10700K is 806 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-10700K - $174.99 vs $235.99
- Up to 21% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-10700K - $1.38 vs $1.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K
- Performs up to 6% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i5-8500 - 135 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
127
94%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
135
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.75/FPS
78%
Price, $
$235.99
74%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-10700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W (BX8070110700K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-10700K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i7-10700K
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
45 FPS
$51.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mobile
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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64 FPS
$26.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700K
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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46 FPS
$30.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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85 FPS
$40.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,477.88
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77 FPS
$25.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,999
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77 FPS
$31.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,460.95
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64 FPS
$26.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,699.99
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85 FPS
$31.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,694
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