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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 44 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield V than Core i5-8500 - 243 vs 238 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $159.99 vs $869.99
- Up to 81% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i7-8700 - $0.67 vs $3.58 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
243
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.58/FPS
18.71508379888268%
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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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
238
97.94238683127571%
Value, $/FPS
$0.67/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
91.67217448777264%
Multi-Core
4844
82.03217612193056%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i5-8500
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
41 FPS
$30.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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98 FPS
$25.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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36 FPS
$36.08/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
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