Core i5-8500

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Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
6	6	3.0 GHz	4.1 GHz

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Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6

Specifications

General
Release Date	Feb 14th, 2018
Segment	Desktop
Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Collection	Core i5
Codename	Coffee Lake

Performance
Cores	6
Threads	6
Base Frequency	3.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency	4.1 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	65 W
Overclockable	No
Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630

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129

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162

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High

774

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Valorant

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182

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226

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Fortnite

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High

278

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Apex Legends

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264 FPS+11%

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265 FPS+11%

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Ryzen 7 5800X

267 FPS+12%

CA$1.01/FPS

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Ryzen 5 7600

285 FPS+20%

CA$0.98/FPS

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Ryzen 5 5600GT

261 FPS+10%

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Core i5-12600K

275 FPS+16%

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Ryzen 5 5600G

257 FPS+8%

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Core i5-12600KF

275 FPS+16%

CA$0.98/FPS

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Ryzen 7 3700X

250 FPS+5%

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Core i5-13400F

269 FPS+13%

CA$1.04/FPS

Intel Core i5-13400F 2.5GHz (4.6 Turbo) 10 Core LGA 1700 Desktop Processor (Raptor Lake)

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Core i7-12700KF

278 FPS+17%

CA$1/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

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Core i5-14400F

271 FPS+14%

CA$0.85/FPS

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Core i7-7700K

244 FPS+3%

CA$1.21/FPS

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Core i7-8700K

245 FPS+3%

CA$1.13/FPS

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Core i5-14600KF

286 FPS+20%

CA$1.08/FPS

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Core i5-8400

237 FPS

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Core i7-11700K

266 FPS+12%

CA$1.08/FPS

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Core i7-7700

238 FPS

CA$1.05/FPS

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Core i7-4790K

238 FPS

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Core i5-10600K

248 FPS+4%

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