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In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3770K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2117 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3770K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770K
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $129.57 vs $136.25
- 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 10% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-3770K - 174 vs 158 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-3770K - 65 vs 77 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel Core i7-3770K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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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
Ultimate
Core i7-3770K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3770K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
707
50.97332372025956%
Multi-Core
2469
50.970272502064404%
Intel Core i7-3770K | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy 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 |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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