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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 44 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $173.85 vs $200.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-8700 - $1.23 vs $1.39 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-8500 - 144 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
141
97%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$173.85
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 i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i7-8700
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
79 FPS
$10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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61 FPS
$14.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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89 FPS
$8.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$746.43
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12 FPS
$104.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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54 FPS
$46.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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