Intel Core i5-8500B: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Intel Core i5-8500B sales 2 April 2018 at a recommended price of $192. This is Coffee Lake architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 6 cores and 6 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4100 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1440 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt. It supports DDR4-2666 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at 10.81 percent of a leader's which is AMD EPYC 7763.
General info
Of Core i5-8500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
Technical specs
Basic processor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-8500B compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8500B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i5-8500B's memory controller.
Graphics specifications
General parameters of GPU integrated into Core i5-8500B.
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8500B's integrated GPU.
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8500B's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-8500B's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i5-8500B. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different tests, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario.
Game benchmarks
Let's see how good Core i5-8500B is for a gaming PC, compared with system requirements of some popular titles. Remember that sometimes official hardware requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Overall Core i5-8500B performance compared to nearest competitors among notebook CPUs.
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i5-8500B from AMD is Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U, which is faster by 6% and higher by 25 positions in our rating.
