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In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 3081 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 25% better in Rust than Core i7-870 - 194 vs 155 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $100.0 vs $174.96
- Up to 28% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-8500 - $0.65 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 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 i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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