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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600KF is 806 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF
- Performs up to 3% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-8500 - 172 vs 167 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $133.0 vs $159.99
- Up to 20% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-8500 - $0.77 vs $0.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
167
97.09302325581395%
Value, $/FPS
$0.96/FPS
80.20833333333334%
Price, $
$159.99
83%
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
172
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$133
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
82.26571767497035%
Multi-Core
4844
71.03680891626338%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-10600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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