| Name: | Intel Core i5-8500 |
| Family: | Intel Core i5 |
| Group: | Intel Core i 8000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 8 |
Intel Core i5-8500 Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Core i5-8500 features 6 processor cores and has the capability to manage 6 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2018 and belongs to the 8 generation of the Intel Core i5 series. To use the Intel Core i5-8500, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151-2 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i5-8500 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-8500 is 3.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.1 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores: | 6 |
| Threads: | 6 |
| Cores: | 6x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 3.0 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 4.1 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 3.7 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i5-8500 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-8500 uses the Intel UHD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.35 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.15 GHz |
| Execution units: | 24 |
| Shaders: | 192 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 64.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 9.5 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q4/2017 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR4-2666 |
| Max. Memory: | 128.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 42.7 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | -- |
Technical details
The Intel Core i5-8500 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 9.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 1151-2 |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 9.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Coffee Lake S |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11 |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q1/2018 |
| Release price: | 190 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
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18570
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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18529
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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18529
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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18529
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Intel Core i7-7740X
4C 8T @ 4.3 GHz
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18340
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.4 GHz
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9652
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Intel Xeon D-1718T
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
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9622
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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9600
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Intel Xeon E-2244G
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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9567
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Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
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9534
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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5612
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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5612
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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5612
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Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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5612
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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5612
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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5316
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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5305
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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5297
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Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3
12C 24T @ 1.8 GHz
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5294
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AMD Ryzen 3 4100
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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5272
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-11300H
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
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4764
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Intel Core i5-10600T
6C 12T @ 2.4 GHz
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4763
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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4761
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Intel Xeon E-2226GE
6C 6T @ 3.4 GHz
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4753
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Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
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4750
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz
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4350
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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4337
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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4337
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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4337
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Intel Core i7-7700T
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
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4314
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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AMD Ryzen 3 4100
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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4217
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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4200
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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4200
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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4200
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
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4199
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-8750H
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
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2586
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Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
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2585
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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2563
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AMD Ryzen 3 3100
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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2562
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Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
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2550
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
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2291
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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2287
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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2287
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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2287
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Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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2284
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
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1364
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Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
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1364
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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1364
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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1364
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Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
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1364
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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1086
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AMD EPYC 7282
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
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1086
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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1086
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Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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1086
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Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
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1086
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
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1056
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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1052
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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1052
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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1052
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Intel Core i5-1030NG7
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
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1049
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon W-2125
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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943
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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934
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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934
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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934
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Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 3.9 GHz
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927
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
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470
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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464
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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464
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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464
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Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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462
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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403
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
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403
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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403
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
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403
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Intel Core i7-8850H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
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403
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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174
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
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174
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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174
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Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
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174
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Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
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174
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
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Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
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103
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Intel Core i7-9750HF
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
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103
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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98
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Intel Core i7-7700K
4C 8T @ 4.2 GHz
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97
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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96
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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52.6
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Intel Core i5-8400T
6C 6T @ 1.7 GHz
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52.6
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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52.6
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 3.7 GHz
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52.6
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Intel Core i5-8600K
6C 6T @ 3.6 GHz
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52.6
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
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10.0
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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10.0
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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10.0
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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10.0
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Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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9.9
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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2.2
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Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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2.2
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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2.2
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Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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2.2
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Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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2.2
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