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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-7500 is 855 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Performs up to 1% better in Valheim than Core i7-5930K - 199 vs 197 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $89.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 84% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-5930K - $0.45 vs $2.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
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Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
197
98.99497487437185%
Value, $/FPS
$2.79/FPS
16.129032258064516%
Price, $
$549.95
16%
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7500 | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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