Buy on Amazon
$159.99
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE is 612 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $159.99 vs $1200.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-10980XE - $5.93 vs $35.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 26% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-8500 - 34 vs 27 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 36 vs 6 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
27
79.41176470588235%
Value, $/FPS
$5.93/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
Buy for $159.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349762 minutes ago
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
34
100%
Value, $/FPS
$35.29/FPS
16.80362708982715%
Price, $
$1200
13%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
Buy for $1,200 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349762 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
88.34394904458598%
Multi-Core
4844
40.417188151856486%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 18 |
| 6 | Threads | 36 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
