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    Intel Core i3-8300T vs Intel Core i5-6500

    Intel Core i3-8300T
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2018
    Intel Core i3-8300T
    Intel Core i5-6500
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
    Intel Core i5-6500

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i3-8300T
      108%
    • Intel Core i5-6500
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-8300T
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-6500
      109%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-8300T
      126%
    • Intel Core i5-6500
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8300T

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 26% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i5-6500.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6500

    9% higher single threaded performance.
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    Intel Core i3-8300T

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-8300T

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i3-8300TIntel Core i5-6500
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    AVX2
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    VT-d
    AES-NI
    TSX
    TXT
    CLMUL
    FMA3
    F16C
    BMI1
    BMI2
    Boost 2.0
    vPro

    Architecture

    Intel Core i3-8300TIntel Core i5-6500
    ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Skylake
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
    CodenameCoffee LakevsSkylake
    Release DateApr 2018vsJul 2015

    Cores

    Intel Core i3-8300TIntel Core i5-6500
    Cores4vs4
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

    Cache

    Intel Core i3-8300TIntel Core i5-6500
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i3-8300TIntel Core i5-6500
    SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
    Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
    PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA12C
    Die Sizeunknownvs177mm²
    Process14 nmvs14 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i3-8300TIntel Core i5-6500
    Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs3200 MHz
    Turbo Clocknonevs3600 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltagevariablevsunknown
    TDP35 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-8300T
      3840 points
    • Intel Core i5-6500
      4140 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-8300T
      15360 points
    • Intel Core i5-6500
      14720 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-8300T (simulated)
      137.78
    • Intel Core i5-6500
      151

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-8300T (simulated)
      683.43
    • Intel Core i5-6500
      541.5

    points - higher is better

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