Intel Core i7-8500Y Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-8500Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 8. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1515 socket and was released in Q1/2019.
Intel Core i7-8500Y

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i7-8500Y. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i7-8500Y.

Name: Intel Core i7-8500Y
Family: Intel Core i7
CPU group: Intel Core i 8000Y
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 8
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i7-8500Y can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): 2.70 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-8500Y has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 615
GPU frequency: 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.05 GHz
Execution units: 24
Shader: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 8 GB
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q4/2018

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 memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

Memory type: DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
LPDDR3-1866
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth: 33.3 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 10
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 5 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i7-8500Y as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1515
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 4.00 MB
Architecture: Amber Lake Y
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: Q1/2019
Release price: 390 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-8500Y have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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.

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
308
Intel Core i5-7200U Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
308
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
307
Intel Core i7-8500Y Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
306
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
306
Intel Core i7-5600U Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
305
Intel Core i5-8210Y Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
302
Show all Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) results



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.

AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
611
AMD Phenom II X4 945 AMD Phenom II X4 945
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
606
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
604
Intel Core i7-8500Y Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
602
AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
601
AMD A4-3320M AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
597
Intel Core i5-4310U Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
595
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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 i7-5700HQ Intel Core i7-5700HQ
Intel HD Graphics 5600 @ 1.05 GHz
403
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz
403
Intel Pentium G4520 Intel Pentium G4520
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz
403
Intel Core i7-8500Y Intel Core i7-8500Y
Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 1.05 GHz
403
Intel Core i5-10200H Intel Core i5-10200H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403
Intel Core i5-10500H Intel Core i5-10500H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403
Intel Core i3-9100TE Intel Core i3-9100TE
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403
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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 i5-5300U Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3972
Intel Core i5-5350U Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3972
AMD Athlon 300U AMD Athlon 300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
3955
Intel Core i7-8500Y Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3945
Intel Core i7-4510U Intel Core i7-4510U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3942
Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
4C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
3934
Intel Core i5-4310U Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
3925
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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 i3-4130 Intel Core i3-4130
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
136
Intel Core i5-4340M Intel Core i5-4340M
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
136
Intel Core i5-4690T Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
136
Intel Core i7-8500Y Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
135
Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
135
Intel Core i7-4710HQ Intel Core i7-4710HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
135
Intel Core i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
135
Show all Cinebench R15 (Single-Core) results



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.

AMD Phenom II X4 810 AMD Phenom II X4 810
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
263
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
263
Intel Core i3-7100U Intel Core i3-7100U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
262
Intel Core i7-8500Y Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
261
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
261
Intel Core i3-3240T Intel Core i3-3240T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
260
Intel Core i5-4300U Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
260
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