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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9940X 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 i9-9940X is 247 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $159.99 vs $870.7
- Up to 81% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-9940X - $0.82 vs $4.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Core i5-8500 - 197 vs 194 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 28 vs 6 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
194
98.47715736040608%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/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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Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
197
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.42/FPS
18.55203619909502%
Price, $
$870.7
18%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
95.06511309115832%
Multi-Core
4844
45.1276318241103%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 6 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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