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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-10700F is 806 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 7% better in Starfield than Core i5-8500 - 62 vs 58 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - $136.25 vs $201.99
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
86.04218362282879%
Multi-Core
4844
66.98935140367861%
Intel Core i7-10700F | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-10700F or Core i5-8500
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
5 FPS
$277.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,387
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51 FPS
$51.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,649.99
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42 FPS
$52.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
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8 FPS
$262.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099
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9 FPS
$133.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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62 FPS
$37.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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8 FPS
$237.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,899.99
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11 FPS
$122.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$999/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999
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18 FPS
$80.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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