Intel Core i5-7500 vs Intel Core i5-8500

Intel Core i5-7500 $202
Intel Core i5-8500 $192
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
6 Cores
6 Threads
3GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1151
Socket
LGA 1151
iGPU
HD 630 1100MHz
420 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
UHD 630 1100MHz
420 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 8% slower vs Core i5-8500
  • 9% faster vs Core i5-7500
Core i5-7500 - GB6S 1,280
x1
Core i5-8500 - GB6S 1,395
x1.09

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 28% slower vs Core i5-8500
  • 38% faster vs Core i5-7500
Core i5-7500 - GB6M 3,515
x1
Core i5-8500 - GB6M 4,865
x1.38
  • 10% slower vs Core i5-8500
  • 11% faster vs Core i5-7500
Core i5-7500 - 38.4GB/s
x1
Core i5-8500 - 42.7GB/s
x1.11
  • Same TDP vs Core i5-8500
  • Same TDP vs Core i5-7500
Core i5-7500 - 65W
x1
Core i5-8500 - 65W
x1
  • Same Performance vs Core i5-8500
  • Same Performance vs Core i5-7500
Core i5-7500 - 420 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Core i5-8500 - 420 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S 1,050
40%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M 5,540
13%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Skylake
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Core 7th Gen
Family
Core 8th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Kaby Lake-S
Kaby Lake-4C-GT2
Codename
Coffee Lake-S
Coffee Lake-6C
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/3/2017
Release Date
1/1/2018
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Node
14nm+
Node
14nm++
Die Size
125 mm²
Die Size
150 mm²
Transistor Count
2.1 Billion
Transistor Count
2.5 Billion
4 Cores
6 Cores
4 Threads
6 Threads
3.4GHz
3.8GHz Boost
3GHz
4.1GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L3
6MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
9MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
64GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
2400MT/s
Clock
1333MHz
Transfer Rate
2666MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
19.2GB/s
Bandwidth
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
42.7GB/s
TDP
65W
TDP
65W
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 115x-Al v2
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 115x-Al v2
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
HD 630 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
420 GFLOPS FP32
UHD 630 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
420 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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