Intel Core i5-8500 vs Intel Core i7-1065G7

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-8500 vs Intel Core i7-1065G7 and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, streaming, programming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, 3DMark, Handbrake, Furmark, PCMark 10, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, 7zip, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, SuperPi, Blender, WPrime, PassMark, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Valheim
Fortnite
Death Stranding
Apex Legends
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fallout 76
Overwatch
Borderlands 3
Watch Dogs Legion
Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Grand Theft Auto V
Cyberpunk 2077
Valorant
Rainbow Six Siege
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
DOOM: Eternal
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-1065G7 or Intel Core i5-8500.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-8500

52%

Core i7-1065G7

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-8500

53%

Core i7-1065G7

52%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.6	93.0
Valorant	106.4	105.7
Cyberpunk 2077	59.6	59.2
Apex Legends	100.0	99.3
Call of Duty Warzone	79.8	79.3
Overwatch	86.2	85.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.4	72.9
DOOM Eternal	53.2	52.8
Warzone	83.0	82.4
Assassin's Creed	89.4	88.8
Valheim	88.3	87.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-8500

57%

Core i7-1065G7

286%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-1065G7 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-8500 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-8500	Intel Core i7-1065G7
Cinbench 15 Single-core	174	184
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	934	704
Cinbench 20 Single-core	403	448
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2287	1639
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1052	1153
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	5612	4475

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-8500	Intel Core i7-1065G7
Single-Core	2461	2442
Multi-Core	9554	8956

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-8500	Intel Core i7-1065G7
Single-Core	1114	1287
Multi-Core	5496	4893

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-8500	Intel Core i7-1065G7
Announcement date	July 07, 2018	April 01, 2019
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA-1526
Core name	Coffee Lake	Ice Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	8	10
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	1.3 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	6	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	6800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	58.3 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	9 MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-8500 is 56% better than Core i7-1065G7 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-8500 has 2 more core than Core i7-1065G7. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-8500 is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-1065G7 is better: 12
However, it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-8500 and Intel Core i7-1065G7 before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-8500 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-8500 specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-1065G7 specs and review.