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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-875K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2817 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-875K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-875K
- 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 9% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-875K - 121 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-875K - $174.96 vs $180.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-875K - $1.45 vs $1.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-875K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-875K doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i7-875K Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-875K
Desktop • May 30th, 2010
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-875K | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 30th, 2010 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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