Review on 💻 Desktop Processor Intel Core i5-8500 6-Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo, LGA1151 300 Series, 65W by Kenji Townsend

Name: 💻 Desktop Processor Intel Core i5-8500 6-Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo, LGA1151 300 Series, 65W
Item: 💻 Desktop Processor Intel Core i5-8500 6-Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo, LGA1151 300 Series, 65W
Rating: 5

October 28, 2022

It's basically an I5 9400.

I bought this for $5 more than the 8400 to replace the I7 3770. I also upgraded from 16GB 1333GHz to 16GB 3000MHz on the Z370. I didn't really notice a difference with the GTX 1070 until I got into some really demanding areas of gaming. Fps drops to 40, now no longer below 60. Also everything seems to be smoother. Overall, I'm very happy with my unnecessary upgrade.

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