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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9500 and the more expensive Core i9-9980XE have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 4% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i9-9980XE - 111 vs 107 FPS
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $160.74 vs $1097.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i9-9980XE - $1.45 vs $10.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 36 vs 6 threads
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
111
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/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 i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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