Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-8500T 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 i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 6 Cores and 6 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games, but may be a bottleneck on newer releases. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 2.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 35 W

TDP Down: 25 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 9 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8500T CPU @ 2.10GHz, Intel Core i5-8500T CPU @ 2.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 61.87

Overall Rank:
1424th fastest in multithreading out of 4915 CPUs
1479th fastest in single threading out of 4915 CPUs
439th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $125.00 USD (2024-12-12)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7734

Single Thread Rating

2015

Samples: 780*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,020
Thread: 2,044

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz

Integer Math	21,198 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	18,271 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,233 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,437 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	105,961 KBytes/Sec
Physics	563 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,619 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,015 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of December 2024.
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 Desktop CPUs
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,917
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,433
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,090
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,587
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,101
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,244
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,739
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,587
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz		7,734

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		195.21
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		186.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		146.92
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.19
Intel Core i9-13900K		117.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.57
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz		61.87
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.44
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,026
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz		2,015

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2307108 - Dec 29 2024		7718
BL2306949 - Dec 28 2024		8441
BL2306908 - Dec 28 2024		7975
BL2306589 - Dec 28 2024		7807
BL2303831 - Dec 27 2024		7592

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz		7,734
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		9,373 (+21.2%)
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		7,458 (-3.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-8500T		9,242 (+19.5%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		9,541 (+23.4%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-8500T		6,789 (-12.2%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		9,646 (+24.7%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		8,645 (+11.8%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		10,675 (+38.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		10,659 (+37.8%)
Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		9,960 (+28.8%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		9,465 (+22.4%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		9,234 (+19.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,251
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,878
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,835
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,592
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,319
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,864
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,534
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,471
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,190
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,171
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,157
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,920
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz		1,329

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