Intel Core i5-8500 vs Intel Core i3-8100

Intel Core i5-8500
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 6 / Feb 2018
Intel Core i5-8500
Intel Core i3-8100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2018
Intel Core i3-8100

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    140%
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    112%
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    168%
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8500

12% higher single threaded performance.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 68% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 40% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8100

None

Intel Core i5-8500

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8500

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-8500

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8500

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-8500Intel Core i3-8100
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

Architecture

Intel Core i5-8500Intel Core i3-8100
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Coffelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsCoffee Lake
Release DateFeb 2018vsJan 2018

Cores

Intel Core i5-8500Intel Core i3-8100
Cores6vs4
Threads6vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel UHD 630

Cache

Intel Core i5-8500Intel Core i3-8100
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache9216 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-8500Intel Core i3-8100
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA1151
Die Sizeunknownvs151mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-8500Intel Core i3-8100
Cpu Frequency3000 MHzvs2800 MHz
Turbo Clock4100 MHzvs3600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    4920 points
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    4320 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8500
    21600 points
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    13440 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8500 (simulated)
    174.25
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    155

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8500 (simulated)
    1006.07
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    598

points - higher is better