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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 291 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $160.74 vs $869.99
- Up to 81% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-8700 - $1.03 vs $5.54 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 1% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-9500 - 157 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
156
99.36305732484077%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.74
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
157
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.54/FPS
18.592057761732853%
Price, $
$869.99
18%
FPS Winner
STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC,Intel Core i7-8700 up to 4.6G,GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6,32G DDR4,2T SSD,WiFi,BT 5.0, RGB Keybaord, RGB Mouse, RGB Mouse Pad, RGB Bluetooth Sound Bar, Headset Mic,W11H64
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1468
97.02577660277593%
Multi-Core
4990
84.50465707027942%
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9500 or Core i7-8700
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$1249/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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41 FPS
$60.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
In Stock
1 FPS
$1299/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
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