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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 959 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Core i7-6700 - 194 vs 190 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $129.0 vs $173.95
- Up to 24% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-8500 - $0.68 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Rust
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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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i7-6700
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
44 FPS
$17.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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37 FPS
$21.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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