Buy on Amazon
$172.95
In Stock
Availability
Availability
No items available
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms Core i7-965 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 3376 days newer than Core i7-965.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-965
- 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 13% better in Valorant than Core i7-965 - 774 vs 686 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-965 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-965 doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
774
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$172.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for $172.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 213 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-965
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-965 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
