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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9500 is 413 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $159.13 vs $999.95
- Up to 84% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-7980XE - $1.54 vs $9.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 36 vs 6 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
103
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.13
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 6 | Threads | 36 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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