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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700KF 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 i7-9700KF is 328 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 37% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-8500 - 37 vs 27 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - $159.99 vs $280.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-9700KF - $5.93 vs $7.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
37
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.57/FPS
78.33553500660501%
Price, $
$280
57%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
27
72.97297297297297%
Value, $/FPS
$5.93/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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Updated 349452 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
83.25330132052821%
Multi-Core
4844
68.15815393274237%
Intel Core i7-9700KF | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700KF or Core i5-8500
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$1099.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$2998/FPS
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Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,998
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