Intel
IntelBX80684I58500
  

10 Cores, 20 Threads @2.8 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 43,145 user samples
56 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 70% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 32% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 32% Great: 70%
SPEED RANK: 747th / 1451
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
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: 214th / 1451
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
52 % 82.1 % Much faster effective speed.
+58%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
63.8 Pts 82.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+29%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
68.6 Pts 116 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+69%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
139 Pts 230 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+65%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
226 Pts 448 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+98%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
317 Pts 585 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+85%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
80.5 Pts 94.1 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+17%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
86.3 Pts 123 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+43%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
173 Pts 244 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+41%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
343 Pts 484 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+41%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
666 Pts 675 Pts +1%
Market Share
Based on 68,070,419 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.07 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % 59 % More popular.
+16%
Age
Newest
115+ Months 75+ Months Much more recent.
+35%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1055 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+52%
694 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
392 Pts 608 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+55%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'13 Q2'18
Cache
Cache
25 MB SmartCache 9 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$1723.00 - $1727.00 $192.00 - $235.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz 4.10 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Scalability
Scalability
2S Only 1S Only
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
768 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR4-2666
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
59.7 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
Yes No
Package Size
Package Size
52.5mm x 45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration
Max CPU Configuration
2 1
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes No
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI
No Yes
Identity Protection Tech
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡
No Yes
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
x4, x8, x16 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
40 16

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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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