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$435
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900 is 1213 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 3% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-7500 - 230 vs 224 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $72.71 vs $435.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i9-10900 - $0.32 vs $1.89 per FPS
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.89/FPS
16.931216931216934%
Price, $
$435
16%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for $435 on Amazon
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Updated 59581 minutes ago
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
224
97.3913043478261%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$72.71
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
Buy for $72.71 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 59582 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1270
74.53051643192488%
Multi-Core
3478
41.30150813442584%
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i5-7500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900 or Core i5-7500
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
100 FPS
$19.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,994.99
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38 FPS
$33.68/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,280
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