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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-920 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-920 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 3376 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-920.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-920
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $90.0 vs $159.99
- Up to 37% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-8500 - $0.77 vs $1.22 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 12% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-920 - 131 vs 117 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-920 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-920 doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
FPS
117
89.31297709923665%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$90
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920
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Updated 349872 minutes ago
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
131
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
63.114754098360656%
Price, $
$159.99
56%
FPS 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 349872 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
415
29.920692141312184%
Multi-Core
1434
29.603633360858794%
Intel Core i7-920 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 2.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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