Buy on Amazon
CA$310.41
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 958 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 5% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-6500T - 177 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-6500T - CA$285.49 vs CA$310.41
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500T - 6 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core I5 I5-6500T Quad-Core (4 Core) 2.50 Ghz Processor - Socket H4 Lga-1151
Buy for CA$310.41 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73791 minutes ago
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
Buy for CA$285.49 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73792 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-6500T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1039
74.9098774333093%
Multi-Core
2843
58.691164327002475%
Intel Core i5-6500T | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
