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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900F 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 i9-10900F is 806 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-8500 - 124 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 20 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $159.99 vs $244.77
- Up to 33% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-10900F - $1.32 vs $1.97 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.97/FPS
67.00507614213198%
Price, $
$244.77
65%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Updated 349160 minutes ago
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
121
97.58064516129032%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/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
Buy for $159.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349161 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
82.75656324582339%
Multi-Core
4844
57.48872537384286%
Intel Core i9-10900F | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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