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Core i9-10900F vs Core i5-8500

Core i9-10900F vs Core i5-8500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900F

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for $217.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73833 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $136.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73833 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900F

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for $217.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73833 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $136.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73833 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900F is 806 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F

  • Performs up to 18% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i5-8500 - 60 vs 51 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 20 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Up to 37% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $136.25 vs $217.99
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900F doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Immortals of Aveum.
Immortals of Aveum

Immortals of Aveum

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

60

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$217.99

62%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for $217.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73833 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

51

85%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$136.25

100%

Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $136.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73833 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1676

100%

Multi-Core

8426

100%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

82.75656324582339%

Multi-Core

4844

57.48872537384286%

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo

Intel Core i9-10900F

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Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

Apr 30th, 2020
Release DateFeb 14th, 2018
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Comet LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
20
Threads6
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.0 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
30.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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