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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 604 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $136.62 vs $174.96
- Up to 19% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i5-8500 - $1.08 vs $1.34 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 4% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 131 vs 126 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
126
96%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$136.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80660E51620V4 Xeon Processor E5-1620 v4
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E/EP | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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