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Best Bench: 90% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)

Poor: 60% Great: 90%

SPEED RANK: 207^th / 1441

Gaming 82%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 67%

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Best Bench: 93% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)

Poor: 68% Great: 93%

SPEED RANK: 214^th / 1441

Gaming 82%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 62%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		82.1 %	+0%		81.7 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	82.6 Pts		89 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +8%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	116 Pts		123 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +6%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	230 Pts		245 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +7%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	448 Pts	+5%	428 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	585 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +32%	442 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.1 Pts		96.6 Pts	+3%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	123 Pts		146 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +19%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	244 Pts		290 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +19%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	484 Pts		544 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +12%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	675 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +21%	557 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.26 %	Hugely higher market share. +550%	0.04 %
Value Value For Money	103 %		108 %	+5%
User Rating UBM User Rating	60 %	Slightly more popular. +9%	55 %
Price Price (score)	$120		$100	Cheaper. +17%


Age Newest	73+ Months	Slightly more recent. +8%	79 Months
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	694 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +27%	545 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	608 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +37%	445 Pts


Launch Date Launch Date	Q2'18	Q4'17
Cache Cache	9 MB SmartCache	8 MB
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2
Embedded Options Available Embedded Options Available	Yes	No
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$192.00 - $235.00	N/A
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015C (65W)	PCG 2015C (130W)
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.10 GHz	1.15 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡	2.0	No
TSX-NI Intel® TSX-NI	Yes	No
vPro Tech Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡	Yes	No
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	Yes	No
Trusted Execution Tech Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡	Yes	No
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4
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The hex-core i5-8500 hails from Intel’s eighth generation of Coffee Lake processors, known for featuring a higher number of cores at each SKU than in previous generations and their refinement of the 14nm architecture as seen in 6th and 7th generation processors. At an estimated price of $184 it offers good multi-core value for money. Its quad core performance nearly rivals the more expensive i7-7700K (the 2017 CPU of choice for many top-end gamers). However based on preliminary benchmarks, the i5-8500 is only marginally faster (2% greater effective speed) than the i5-8400 which is also a recent and competitively priced hex-core Coffee Lake processor. Also, like the i5-8400, the 8500 features 9MB of L3 cache and a frugal TDP of 65W, leaving not much to choose between them. As is the case of all Coffee Lake processors, currently the only motherboards that the 8500 can be paired with feature Intel’s high-end Z370 chipset for overclocking. However, alternative and more suitable 300 series motherboards are long overdue and expected to be available soon. ^{[Mar '18 CPUPro]}

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The quad core i3-8350K hails from Intel’s most recent (and as yet unreleased) generation of Coffee Lake processors. It has a stock clock of 4.0 GHz, 8MB of cache and a TDP of 95W. The 8350K is the first i3 processor to feature four cores (previous generations of i3s had two cores and four threads). With this eighth generation of processors, Intel has introduced a step change in their nomenclature which witnesses the old quad core i5s become the new quad core i3s. Our benchmarks show a 25% increase in effective speed between generations of i3 8350K vs 7350K and near equivalence between the outgoing i5-7600K and the new i3-8350K. Although the price points of Coffee Lake are not yet known, if Intel keep them roughly in line with the previous generations (i3 ~= $140) this will represent the best improvement in value for money since Sandy Bridge as the 8350K at $140 would be 34.8% cheaper than a 7600K at $215. Cynics among us will see this as an effort to fend off competition from AMD’s new multi-core Ryzen processors. It appears Intel may have been successful with this move as early benchmarks from the 8350K suggest that it beats the more expensive 8 core Ryzen 7 1700 in single and quad core performance by 25%. The 8350K is a great choice for gaming builds, but the budget will also need to factor in a complementary motherboard based on the new 300 series chipset. Expect the quad core i3-8100 which is the 8350K’s little sister featuring a base clock of 3.6 GHz, to follow shortly. ^{[Aug '17 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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