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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 1019 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 5% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-7500 - 225 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 36 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $89.0 vs $1200.0
- Up to 92% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-10980XE - $0.41 vs $5.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.33/FPS
7.692307692307692%
Price, $
$1200
7%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
215
95.55555555555556%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
Buy for $89 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349950 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1270
80.89171974522293%
Multi-Core
3478
29.01960784313726%
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-7500 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 4 |
36 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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