Core i5-8500

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The Intel Core i5-8500 is a mid-tier gaming CPU, released on Feb 14, 2018. Currently in stock for $114.12, so it's an average value for money.

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

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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

My Games With Core i5-8500

With selected game settings

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Ultra

129

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

162

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

203

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

226

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Very High

362

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

774

FPS

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Core i5-8500 Alternatives

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Ryzen 7 5700X

258 FPS+10%

€0.65/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.4GHz, Max. Leistungstakt: bis zu 4.6GHz, 8 Kerne, L3-Cache 32MB, Socket AM4, ohne Kühler) 100-100000926WOF, Schwarz.

Ryzen 5 5600X

257 FPS+9%

€1.24/FPS

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Ryzen 5 5500

250 FPS+6%

€0.34/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457

Ryzen 7 7700X

281 FPS+20%

€1.11/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Prozessor (intergrierte Radeon Grafik, 8 Kerne/16 Threads, 105W DTP, AM5 Sockel, 40MB cache, Bis zu 5.4 GHz max boost, Kein Kühler)

Ryzen 5 7600

276 FPS+17%

€0.72/FPS

Ryzen 7 5800X

260 FPS+11%

€1.3/FPS

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 7 5800X 8X 3.8 GHz Prozessor, 16 GB DDR4, ASUS Prime B450-Plus Mainboard, be Quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

276 FPS+17%

€1.77/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Prozessor with 3D V Cache technology (intergrierte Radeon Grafik, 8 Kerne/16 Threads, 120W TDP, AM5 Sockel, 104MB cache, Bis zu 5.0 GHz max boost, Kein Kühler)

Ryzen 9 7900X

282 FPS+20%

€1.36/FPS

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz

Core i7-12700K

270 FPS+15%

€1.01/FPS

Core i7-14700K

282 FPS+20%

€1.4/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-14700K Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz

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Core i5-8500

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Specifications

Core i5-8500 FPS Calculator

My Games With Core i5-8500

Grand Theft Auto V

League of Legends

Dota 2

Fortnite

Counter-Strike 2

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