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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10500 is 3353 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-10500 - $178.02 vs $200.65
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Performs up to 18% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-990X - 130 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-990X - $1.54 vs $1.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
110
84.61538461538461%
Value, $/FPS
$1.62/FPS
95.06172839506173%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200.65
88%
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
Epic
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
37.195523370638575%
Multi-Core
2626
48.0073126142596%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i5-10500
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
41 FPS
$18.85/FPS
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Core i5-10500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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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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GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$769
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41 FPS
$27.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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41 FPS
$26.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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41 FPS
$29.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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41 FPS
$24.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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23 FPS
$40.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$40.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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