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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10500 is 1213 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Performs up to 3% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-7700 - 209 vs 203 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - $140.0 vs $167.0
- Up to 18% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-7700 - $0.67 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
209
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.5 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110500
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7700 | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-7700 or Core i5-10500
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
137 FPS
$5.83/FPS
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Core i5-10500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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Core i5-10500
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Core i5-10500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$7.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$7.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$779
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137 FPS
$8.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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137 FPS
$11.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
24 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$7.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
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