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In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4930K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4930K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1627 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 13% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-4930K - 182 vs 161 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-4930K - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-4930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4930K
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $100.0 vs $163.63
- Up to 31% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-8500 - $0.62 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i7-4930K Processor - BX80633I74930K
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-4930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-4930K |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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