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In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2305 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $89.0 vs $174.96
- Up to 47% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-8500 - $0.32 vs $0.6 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 6% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-2700K - 294 vs 278 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-2700K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72700K
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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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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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