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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700K outperforms Core i5-8500B on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-9700K is 199 days newer than Core i5-8500B.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500B
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 3% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-8500B - 119 vs 116 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500B - 8 vs 6 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$275.13
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500B
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500B | vs | Intel Core i7-9700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500B or Core i7-9700K
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
60 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$59.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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$35.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$29.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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32 FPS
$29.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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32 FPS
$30.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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60 FPS
$44.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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