Intel Core i5-8500 CPU

Name: Intel Core i5-8500
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX80684I58500
Rating: 5.0 (27 reviews)

Intel Core i5-8500 6 Core 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 65W BX80684i58500

★★★★★

(27 reviews)

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Options (3)

	Processor Core i5-8400 $144.80
	Processor Core i5-8600 $114.33
	Processor Core i5-8600K $112.32

6 Cores / 6 Threads
Up to 4.1 GHz (Max Turbo Frequency)
Compatible with Intel 300 series chipset based motherboards
Supports Intel vPro
Supports Intel Optane Memory

Specifications Overview

Model	BX80684I58500
Release Date	April 2018 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i5 8th Gen
Core Name	Coffee Lake
Socket	LGA1151
Integrated Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
CPU Cores	6
CPU Threads	6
CPU Clock Rate	3000 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	4100 MHz
TDP	65 W
CPU Cooler included	Yes
Manufacturing Process	14 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	64 GB
Cache L3	9 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Intel Core i5-8500 Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Intel Core i5-8500 Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-7700 [4C / 8T] (176th)		102%
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G [4C / 8T] (177th)		102%
Intel Core i5-7640X [4C / 4T] (177th)		102%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X [8C / 16T] (179th)		101%
Intel Core i5-8400 [6C / 6T] (179th)		101%
Intel Core i7-4790K [4C / 8T] (179th)		101%
Intel Core i7-5930K [6C / 12T] (182nd)		101%
Intel Core i7-6700 [4C / 8T] (183rd)		~
Intel Core i5-8600K [6C / 6T] (183rd)		~
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 [8C / 16T] (185th)		~
Intel Core i5-8500 [6C / 6T] (185th)		100%
Intel Core i5-6600K [4C / 4T] (187th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G [4C / 4T] (188th)		96%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X [6C / 12T] (189th)		96%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G [4C / 8T] (190th)		96%
Intel Core i7-4790 [4C / 8T] (191st)		95%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X [8C / 16T] (192nd)		94%
Intel Core i5-6600 [4C / 4T] (192nd)		94%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 [6C / 12T] (194th)		92%
Intel Core i5-4670K [4C / 4T] (195th)		92%
Intel Celeron G5920 [2C / 2T] (196th)		91%

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Intel Core i5-8500 Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Fair value: 0.8% below average.
45 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-8350K offers 154.3% better value priced at $59.

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Intel Core i5-8500 Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 [6C / 12T] (187th)		109%
Intel Core i3-10320 [4C / 8T] (188th)		106%
Intel Core i5-9400F [6C / 6T] (189th)		105%
Intel Xeon E-2236 [6C / 12T] (189th)		105%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 [4C / 8T] (191st)		102%
Intel Core i3-10105 [4C / 8T] (192nd)		102%
Intel Core i3-10300 [4C / 8T] (193rd)		101%
Intel Core i3-10105F [4C / 8T] (194th)		101%
Intel Core i7-5820K [6C / 12T] (195th)		~
Intel Core i5-8400 [6C / 6T] (196th)		~
Intel Core i5-8500 [6C / 6T] (197th)		100%
Intel Core i3-10100 [4C / 8T] (198th)		99%
Intel Core i3-10100F [4C / 8T] (198th)		99%
Intel Core i7-7700K [4C / 8T] (200th)		98%
Intel Core i5-8600K [6C / 6T] (201st)		95%
Intel Core i7-7700 [4C / 8T] (202nd)		93%
Intel Core i7-6700K [4C / 4T] (203rd)		90%
Intel Core i7-4790K [4C / 8T] (204th)		86%
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G [4C / 8T] (205th)		86%
Intel Core i3-9350K [4C / 4T] (206th)		80%
Intel Core i3-9350KF [4C / 4T] (206th)		80%

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Intel Core i5-8500 Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Fair value: 3.2% below average.
23 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i7-7800X offers 104.0% better value priced at $81.

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