Intel Core i5-8500T Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-8500T has 6 cores with 6 threads and is based on the 8. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1151-2 socket and was released in Q2/2018. The Intel Core i5-8500T scores 924 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,877 points.
Intel Core i5-8500T

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i5-8500T
Family: Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU group: Intel Core i 8000 (20)
Architecture: Coffee Lake S
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 8
Predecessor: Intel Core i5-7500T
Successor: Intel Core i5-9500T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-8500T has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-8500T is 2.10 GHz (3.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 6 / 6
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 6x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 2.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores): 3.00 GHz

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-8500T has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-8500T uses the Intel UHD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.15 GHz
Compute units: 24
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2017
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Frame Generation: No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2666
42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory: 128 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 95 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-8500T is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 9.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1151-2
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 9.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2018
Release price: 275 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
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Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i3-6098P Intel Core i3-6098P
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1172
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Intel Xeon Silver 4216
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
1170
Intel Core i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1169
Intel Core i5-8500T Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz
1167
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1167
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
1167
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1166

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i7-6700 Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4009
Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3985
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
3982
Intel Core i5-8500T Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
3974
Intel Core i7-4770K Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
3946
Intel Core i3-9300 Intel Core i3-9300
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
3945
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3934

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 i3-10100TE Intel Core i3-10100TE
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
929
Intel Celeron G5925 Intel Celeron G5925
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
928
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
926
Intel Core i5-8500T Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz
924
Intel Core i7-5820K Intel Core i7-5820K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
923
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
923
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
922

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 Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
3927
Intel Core i7-5775C Intel Core i7-5775C
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3897
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
3894
Intel Core i5-8500T Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
3877
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3876
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
3870
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3869

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 i5-11400T Intel Core i5-11400T
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.20 GHz
461
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
Intel HD Graphics P530 @ 1.20 GHz
461
Intel Xeon E-2276G Intel Xeon E-2276G
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461
Intel Core i5-8500T Intel Core i5-8500T
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442
Intel Core i7-10700E Intel Core i7-10700E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442
Intel Core i3-10325 Intel Core i3-10325
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442
Intel Core i3-10305 Intel Core i3-10305
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442

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 Xeon E5-2620 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz
7854
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
7780
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Ryzen 5 1400
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
7770
Intel Core i5-8500T Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
7749
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
7720
Intel Core i3-9350KF Intel Core i3-9350KF
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
7720
AMD FX-8150 AMD FX-8150
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
7720

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
2162
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
2157
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
6C 12T @ 2.40 GHz
2115
Intel Core i5-8500T Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 2.10 GHz
2103
Intel Core i7-6700 Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
2094
Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
2066
Intel Core i7-4790 Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
2062

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 i3-4360 Intel Core i3-4360
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
149
Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
149
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
149
Intel Core i5-8500T Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz
148
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
148
Intel Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
148
Intel Core i5-4670 Intel Core i5-4670
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
148

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 Xeon E5-2637 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
768
Intel Core i7-6785R Intel Core i7-6785R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
764
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
755
Intel Core i5-8500T Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
751
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
742
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
742
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
742

Benchmarks


Description of the processor

The Intel Core i5-8500T has 6 CPU cores and can process 6 threads at the same time. Intels "Hyper-Threading" technology for doubling the logical processor cores is not supported.

With a low base frequency of just 2.1 GHz, the Intel Core i5-8500T is quite economical. Intels T processors have less energy available than normal processors, but they work more energy-efficiently in full load scenarios. However, the TDP of the normal processors can also be limited on most mainboards, so that a T-processor can be recreated from any normal Intel processor on the right mainboard.

The clock frequency in the Turbo is 3.5 GHz when only one CPU core is loaded, while the Intel Core i5-8500T still manages 3.0 GHz when multiple cores are loaded. T processors are particularly suitable for computers with long runtimes or when a better cooling solution cannot be installed due to a compact housing. The processors are not suitable for normal gaming computers due to their lower clock frequencies.

The Intel Core i5-8500T has a UHD Graphics 630 iGPU. This internal graphics is not very powerful and is therefore not suitable for computer games. But it is sufficient for image and video playback.

Up to 128 GB of RAM (DDR4-2666 @ 42.7 GB/s bandwidth in dual channel mode) can be installed in a system with the Intel Core i5-8500T. Dual-channel mode doubles the memory bandwidth and should therefore always be used. This requires that two RAM modules (e.g. 2x 8 GB or 2 x 16 GB) be installed in the system.

External devices such as a graphics card or a fast M.2 SSD can be connected via PCIe 3.0 (maximum 16 PCIe lines). The TDP of the Intel Core i5-8500T is 95 watts.



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