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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9500 is 2531 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 14% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-3930K - 238 vs 209 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-3930K - $160.74 vs $280.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-3930K - $0.68 vs $1.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3930K - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3930K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Sea of Thieves
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
238
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.74
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Intel Core i7-3930K Hexa-Core Processor 3.2 Ghz 12 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73930K
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i7-3930K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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