Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-8500B can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1440

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 9 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8500B CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i5-8500B CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 46.36

Overall Rank:
1409th fastest in multithreading out of 5076 CPUs
920th fastest in single threading out of 5076 CPUs
333rd fastest in out of 1468 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $192.00 USD (2018-04-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8901

Single Thread Rating

2538

Samples: 203*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,757
Thread: 2,466

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	26,173 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	19,770 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	36 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,078 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,909 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	132,232 KBytes/Sec
Physics	655 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,693 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,538 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,132
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,888
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,125
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,303
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,790
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,697
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,723
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,606
Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz		8,901

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.95
Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz		46.36
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.09
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,051
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,031
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,923
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,656
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,638
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,601
Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz		2,538
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5092313 - Apr 19 2025		8403
BL5091900 - Apr 14 2025		9936
BL5091891 - Apr 14 2025		9966
BL2495846 - Mar 20 2025		9793
BL5089506 - Mar 17 2025		9742

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz		8,901
Intel Core i5-9500TE @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500B		9,791 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500B		9,460 (+6.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i5-8500B		8,059 (-9.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i5-8500B		7,752 (-12.9%)
Intel Core i5-9300H @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500B		7,504 (-15.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i5-8500B		7,101 (-20.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i5-8500B		6,879 (-22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U vs Intel Core i5-8500B		10,828 (+21.7%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500B		8,290 (-6.9%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500B		8,213 (-7.7%)
Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500B		7,410 (-16.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U vs Intel Core i5-8500B		7,356 (-17.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,739
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,199
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		7,861
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,068
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,801
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,796
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,786
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,564
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,207
Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz		1,598

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz

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