Intel Core i5 8500 vs Intel Core 3 305
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2018
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Wildcat Lake
Processor Number
i5-8500
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
Generation
-
Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
65 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Foundry
-
Intel
Package
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FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
2
Performance Core Threads
6
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
6
6
Total Thread Count
6
6
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
15.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
256 K per core
2.5 MB
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.3 GHz
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
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Shader Units
192
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Texture Units
24
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Raster Operation Units
3
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Execution Units
24
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,051
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Cinebench R23
5,502
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Geekbench 6
1,372
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Geekbench 5
1,022
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Geekbench 6
5,468
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Geekbench 5
4,846
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Blender
98
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Passmark CPU
2,460
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Passmark CPU
9,561
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