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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $384
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MSRP in USD: $384
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-14700 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 i7-14700 is 2154 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i7-14700 - $174.96 vs $399.99
- Up to 48% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-14700 - $1.01 vs $1.93 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-14700
- Performs up to 19% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-8500 - 207 vs 174 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 28 vs 6 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
174
84%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/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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Intel Core i7-14700 Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.4 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-14700
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-14700 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 20 |
| 6 | Threads | 28 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i7-14700
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
107 FPS
$12.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-14700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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