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Core i5-8500B

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6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.00 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 85.2% (197th of 1468)

Based on 359 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000906EA Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8500B CPU @ 3.00GHz
Poor: 60%Average: 85.2% Great: 93%
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship

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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i5-8500B averaged just 14.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i5-8500B near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Quad Core Speed 469Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 124Pts

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-8500B is 33%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-8500B performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 658Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 655Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 359 samples)
Rank 19785.2%
Min Avg Max
69.4 Memory 84.3 92.3
107 1-Core 124 132
217 2-Core 246 260
84.1% 151 Pts
Min Avg Max
253 4-Core 469 511
258 8-Core 655 758
70.8% 562 Pts
Min Avg Max
257 64-Core 658 757
40.7% 658 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 85.9
1-Core 120
2-Core 239
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 703
73% 586 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 120
2-Core 243
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 631
68% 543 Pts
64-Core 629
39% 629 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 88.1
1-Core 119
2-Core 236
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 599
68% 533 Pts
64-Core 598
37% 598 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 83.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 242
82% 149 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 575
63% 500 Pts
64-Core 559
35% 559 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
79.4% Very good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 237
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 591
65% 514 Pts
64-Core 588
36% 588 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
78.9% Very good
Memory 76.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 234
79% 144 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 608
66% 526 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
74.4% Very good
Memory 65.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 229
73% 136 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 597
67% 527 Pts
64-Core 619
38% 619 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
71.5% Very good
Memory 79.7
1-Core 107
2-Core 212
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 437
51% 395 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
70.4% Very good
Memory 70.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 221
75% 136 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 493
56% 441 Pts
64-Core 517
32% 517 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Apple Macmini8,1

CPU
Core i5-8500BIntelBench 85%, 359 samples28x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples38x
RX 580AMD  $131Bench 52%, 360,351 samples12x
RX Vega-56AMD  $170Bench 78%, 92,053 samples4x
SSD
PSSD T7 1TBSamsungBench 67%, 3,260 samples7x
Portable SSD T5 1TBSamsungBench 77%, 13,039 samples6x
2115 2TBAsmtBench 62%, 108 samples5x
RAM
4ATF51264HZ-2G6E3 2x4GBMicronBench 68%, 563 samples14x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E3 2x8GBMicronBench 80%, 175 samples8x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples6x
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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i5-8500B Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz)
Code NameCoffee Lake
Launch DateQ2'18
Processor Numberi5-8500B
# of Cores6
# of Threads6
Cache9 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Recommended PriceN/A
Clock Speed3.00 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4.10 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s DMI3
Max TDP65 W

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency350 MHz
# of Displays Supported3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency1.10 GHz
Quick Sync VideoYes
InTru 3D TechYes
Clear Video HD TechYes
Clear Video Tech for MIDYes
Graphics Video Max Memory64 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size64 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2666
Memory Channels2
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechNo
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NIYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Yes

Package

Package Size42mm x 28mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCBGA1440

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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4 years ago.

This processor that is in the Mac Mini 2018 has perfect performance, although it has fewer cores than my Ryzen 1700 I do not notice differences in usual tasks.

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