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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700F 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 i7-9700F is 186 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 10% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9500 - 33 vs 30 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - $160.74 vs $389.88
- Up to 55% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-9700F - $5.36 vs $11.81 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
33
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.81/FPS
45.385266723116004%
Price, $
$389.88
41%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
30
90.9090909090909%
Value, $/FPS
$5.36/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1468
94.770819883796%
Multi-Core
4990
79.76342710997443%
Intel Core i7-9700F | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700F or Core i5-9500
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$1299.99/FPS
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Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2000/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$1399/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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