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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10920X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10920X is 612 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - $159.99 vs $827.21
- Up to 80% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-10920X - $1.32 vs $6.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10920X
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-8500 - 124 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 24 vs 6 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
121
97.58064516129032%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 349630 minutes ago
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.67/FPS
19.79010494752624%
Price, $
$827.21
19%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
Buy for $827.21 on Amazon
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Updated 349630 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
82.80597014925372%
Multi-Core
4844
42.682174640937525%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i9-10920X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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