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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2892 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $148.02 vs $159.99
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 96% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-980X - 51 vs 26 FPS
- Up to 45% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-980X - $3.14 vs $5.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-980X doesn't have integrated graphics
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
FPS
26
50.98039215686274%
Value, $/FPS
$5.69/FPS
55.18453427065027%
Price, $
$148.02
100%
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
51
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.99
92%
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 358363 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Single-Core
554
39.94232155731795%
Multi-Core
2604
53.75722543352601%
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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