Intel Core i5-8500 vs Intel Core i3-8100

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-8500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-8100
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i3-8100

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-8500 or Intel Core i3-8100 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-8500 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8500 was released in Q1/2018.

The Intel Core i3-8100 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8100 was released in Q4/2017.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Core i3 (202)
Intel Core i 8000 (20) CPU group Intel Core i 8000 (20)
8 Generation 8
Coffee Lake S Architecture Coffee Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-7500 Predecessor Intel Core i3-7100
Intel Core i5-9500 Successor Intel Core i3-9100

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-8500 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.10 GHz). The Intel Core i3-8100 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz.

Intel Core i5-8500 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8100
6 Cores 4
6 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-8500 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8100
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 24
192 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-8500 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8100 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-8500 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8100
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2400
128 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
9.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-8500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Core i3-8100 is 65 W.

Intel Core i5-8500 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8100
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-8500 has a 9.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-8100 cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-8500 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8100
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1151-2 Socket LGA 1151-2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2018 Release date Q4/2017
190 $ Release price 117 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 6 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 7 CPU benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1052 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
912 (87%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
5612 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3618 (64%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1086 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
971 (89%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
4761 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3134 (66%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1364 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1265 (93%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
5297 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3627 (68%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
403 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
364 (90%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
2287 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1444 (63%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (95%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
9600 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
6179 (64%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
464 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
422 (91%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
2563 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1579 (62%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
174 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
154 (89%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
934 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
616 (66%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
98 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i3-8100
HP EliteDesk 800 G4 DM mit i5-8500
HP ProDesk 400 G5 SFF mit i5-8500
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