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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $242
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-13500 is 4677 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-13500 - $148.02 vs $243.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 6400% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-980X - 65 vs 1 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-980X - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-980X doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Intel Core i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Single-Core
554
23.05451518934665%
Multi-Core
2604
21.091851611858093%
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-980X or Core i5-13500
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$1064.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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