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® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

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

1920 x 1080

Ultra

129

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

162

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

207

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

774

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

182

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

226

FPS

Fortnite

Core i5-8500 Alternatives

With selected game settings

Ryzen 5 5500

181 FPS+4%

£0.46/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)

Ryzen 7 5700G

182 FPS+5%

£0.77/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-core, 16-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.6GHz

Ryzen 5 3600

177 FPS+2%

£0.57/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3

Core i3-14100

190 FPS+9%

£0.66/FPS

Intel® Core™ i3-14100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) up to 4.7 GHz

Ryzen 7 5700

183 FPS+5%

£0.73/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Processor (8 Cores/16 Threads, 65W DTP, AM4 Socket, Cache 20MB, Up to 4.6 GHz Frequency Boost, Wraith Spire cooler)

Core i3-12100

185 FPS+6%

£0.55/FPS

Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz

Core i7-8700

176 FPS+1%

£0.78/FPS

Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Core i3-13100

187 FPS+7%

£0.57/FPS

Intel® Core™ i3-13100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) 12MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz

Core i3-9100F

174 FPS

£0.75/FPS

Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Core i3-10100

174 FPS

£0.58/FPS

Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

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Core i5-8500

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My Games With Core i5-8500

Grand Theft Auto V

League of Legends

Escape From Tarkov

Valorant

World of Warcraft

Fortnite

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