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▲ 601,499 ▼

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.00 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

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▲ 54193 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.5 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Effective Speed 
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 54,010 user samples
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43,089 User Benchmarks
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: 207th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
10,921 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 3.5 GHz
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 291st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		82.1 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8% 		76 %
Average Score 
+13%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		82.6 Pts 84.8 Pts +3%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		116 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+24% 		93.4 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		230 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+22% 		188 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		448 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+23% 		363 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		585 Pts +0% 584 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+6%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.1 Pts +0% 93.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		123 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+12% 		110 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		244 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+11% 		220 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		484 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+11% 		436 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		675 Pts 691 Pts +2%
Value & Sentiment 
+243%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.28 % Hugely higher market share.
+833% 		0.03 %
Value
Value For Money 		93.7 % Much better value.
+55% 		60.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		60 % More popular.
+11% 		54 %
Price
Price (score) 		$172 Much cheaper.
+73% 		$635
Nice To Haves 
+2%
Age
Newest 		74+ Months Much more recent.
+38% 		120+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		694 Pts 862 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+24%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		608 Pts 732 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+20%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'18 Q3'13
Cache
Cache 		9 MB SmartCache 12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 AVX
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		Yes No
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$192.00 - $235.00 $583.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.10 GHz 3.9 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s DMI3 0 GT/s QPI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 256 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2666 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 4
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		41.6 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		No Yes
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI 		Yes No
Identity Protection Tech
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 x4, x8, x16
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		16 40

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 82.1%
Average Bench 76%
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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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Considering that this CPU is currently costing around 80 usd on aliexpress & ebay, outperforms an 3970x intel i7 and officially supports 4 channel DDR3 RAM at up to 1866mhz, it's really hard to beat the value of this chip. Possibly the best price to performance of any used CPU in the market today, in 2020. [Mar '20 jetjix]

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