Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-8500B can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1440

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 9 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8500B CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i5-8500B CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 46.46

Overall Rank:
1292nd fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
829th fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
299th fastest in out of 1435 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $192.00 USD (2018-04-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8920

Single Thread Rating

2537

Samples: 177*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,757
Thread: 2,466

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	26,379 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	19,944 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	36 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,034 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,920 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	132,318 KBytes/Sec
Physics	651 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,662 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,537 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,417
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,482
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,836
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,803
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,731
Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz		8,920

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.69
Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz		46.46
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.49
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.25
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,073
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,613
Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz		2,537
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,421

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5079577 - Nov 24 2024		9040
BL5077863 - Nov 08 2024		9809
BL2232195 - Oct 29 2024		9102
BL5076195 - Oct 19 2024		10135
BL5076159 - Oct 19 2024		2992

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz		8,920
Intel Core i5-9500TE @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500B		9,861 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500B		9,470 (+6.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i5-8500B		8,101 (-9.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i5-8500B		7,765 (-12.9%)
Intel Core i5-9300H @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500B		7,572 (-15.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i5-8500B		7,144 (-19.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i5-8500B		6,939 (-22.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U vs Intel Core i5-8500B		10,909 (+22.3%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500B		8,353 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500B		8,278 (-7.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U vs Intel Core i5-8500B		7,479 (-16.2%)
Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500B		7,456 (-16.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,099
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,006
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,914
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,816
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,585
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,262
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,213
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,200
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,143
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,008
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,940
Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz		1,594

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz

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