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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 3039 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- 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 16% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-960 - 142 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $159.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-960 - $1.13 vs $2.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
122
85.91549295774648%
Value, $/FPS
$2.45/FPS
46.12244897959183%
Price, $
$299
53%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Updated 360616 minutes ago
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
142
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 360617 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
35.4001441961067%
Multi-Core
1663
34.331131296449215%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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