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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900X is 200 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500T
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $125.0 vs $556.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-9900X - $0.91 vs $3.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 33% better in League of Legends than Core i5-8500T - 183 vs 138 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500T - 20 vs 6 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
138
75.40983606557377%
Value, $/FPS
$0.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
Value Winner
Intel CM8068403362509 Core i5-8500T Prcsr Tray
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Updated 4567 minutes ago
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
183
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.04/FPS
29.93421052631579%
Price, $
$556
22%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
Buy for $556 on Amazon
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Updated 4568 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1181
79.36827956989248%
Multi-Core
4117
43.263976460697776%
Intel Core i5-8500T | vs | Intel Core i9-9900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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