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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9500 is 480 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 1% better in Battlefield IV than Core i7-7800X - 418 vs 412 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-7800X - $160.74 vs $482.84
- Up to 68% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i7-7800X - $0.38 vs $1.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-7800X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-7800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
418
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.74
100%
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 i7-7800X X-Series Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i7-7800X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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