Intel Core i7-8705G vs Intel Core i5-9500T

Processor comparisons 20-01-2022

   If there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i7-8705G vs Intel Core i5-9500T and understand which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like WPrime, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, 3DMark, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, PCMark 10, 7zip, PassMark, Prime95, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, SuperPi, AIDA64, VeraCrypt.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-9500T or Intel Core i7-8705G.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-8705G

52%

Core i5-9500T

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-8705G

52%

Core i5-9500T

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 run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.3	93.0
Valorant	104.9	105.7
Cyberpunk 2077	58.7	59.2
Apex Legends	98.6	99.3
Call of Duty Warzone	78.7	79.3
Overwatch	85.0	85.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.4	72.9
DOOM Eternal	52.4	52.8
Warzone	81.8	82.4
Assassin's Creed	88.1	88.8
Valheim	87.1	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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-8705G

51%

Core i5-9500T

96%

To make a final decision 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 i5-9500T is more energy efficient than the Core i7-8705G as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software 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 work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-8705G	Intel Core i5-9500T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	174	155
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	809	811
Cinbench 20 Single-core	355	422
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1439	1964
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1051	863
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4828	4271

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

	Intel Core i7-8705G	Intel Core i5-9500T
Single-Core	2298	2165
Multi-Core	7874	8167

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

	Intel Core i7-8705G	Intel Core i5-9500T
Single-Core	1003	1014
Multi-Core	4221	4898

Comparison of specifications

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

	Intel Core i7-8705G	Intel Core i5-9500T
Announcement date	March 07, 2018	July 07, 2019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	BGA2270	FCLGA1151
Core name	Kaby Lake G	Coffee Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	8	9
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	2.2 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	8	6
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	3170 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	64 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	8 MB	9 MB
Overclocking	No	No
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 i7-8705G is 29% better than Core i5-9500T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-9500T has 2 more core than Core i7-8705G. 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 i7-8705G is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-9500T is better: 25
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i7-8705G and Intel Core i5-9500T before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-8705G - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-8705G specs and review.

Intel Core i5-9500T - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-9500T specs and review.