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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10500 is 1039 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10500 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Performs up to 1% better in Rocket League than Core i9-7900X - 722 vs 717 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $120.01 vs $392.83
- Up to 69% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i9-7900X - $0.17 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
722
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120.01
100%
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
High Quality
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-7900X or Core i5-10500
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
242 FPS
$3.18/FPS
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Core i5-10500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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Core i5-10500
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Core i5-10500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$4.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$4.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
24 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
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GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
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