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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4770 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4770 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1718 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4770.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-4770 - 142 vs 136 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4770 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4770
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $140.0 vs $159.99
- Up to 9% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8500 - $1.03 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
142
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
91.15044247787611%
Price, $
$159.99
87%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for $159.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349405 minutes ago
Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
FPS
136
95.77464788732394%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4770 Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ LGA 1150 8 MB Cache BX80646I74770
Buy for $140 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349405 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Single-Core
1188
85.65248738284066%
Multi-Core
3782
78.07597027250206%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-4770 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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