CPU Comparison
INTEL
Intel Core i5-8500
CORE STATE
Coffee Lake
CORE SPECS
6 Cores / 6 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3 Base / 4.1 GHz Turbo
CACHE
9 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
65W
ARCHITECTURE
Coffee Lake
PROCESS
14 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2018
VS
INTEL
Core Ultra 7 265HX
CORE STATE
Arrow Lake-HX
CORE SPECS
20 Cores / 20 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.6 Base / 5.3 GHz Turbo
CACHE
30 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
55W
ARCHITECTURE
Arrow Lake
PROCESS
3 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2025
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
passmark_data_compression
passmark_data_encryption
passmark_extended_instructions
passmark_find_prime_numbers
passmark_floating_point_math
passmark_integer_math
passmark_multithread
passmark_physics
passmark_random_string_sorting
passmark_single_thread
passmark_singlethread
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
i5-8500
Ultra 7 265HX
Core Specs
Cores
6
20
+233.3%
Threads
6
20
+233.3%
Base Clock (GHz)
3
2.6
-13.3%
Boost Clock (GHz)
4.1
5.3
+29.3%
Frequency (GHz)
3
2.6
-13.3%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
4.1
5.3
+29.3%
Multiplier
30
26
-13.3%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
64 KB (per core)
192 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
256 KB (per core)
3 MB (per core)
L3 Cache
9 MB (shared)
30 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
65
55
-15.4%
PL1
—
55 W
PL2
—
160 W
Architecture
Architecture
Coffee Lake
Arrow Lake
Codename
Coffee Lake
Arrow Lake-HX
Generation
Core i5
(Coffee Lake)
Ultra 7
(Arrow Lake-HX)
Process Size
14 nm
3 nm
Transistors
—
17,800 million
Die Size
154 mm²
243 mm²
Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Memory
Memory Support
DDR4
DDR5
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Dual-channel
Memory Bandwidth
42.7 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory
No
No
Platform
Socket
Intel Socket 1151
Intel BGA 2114
Chipsets
—
WM880, HM870
PCIe
Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 5, 20 Lanes(CPU only)
Intel Hybrid
Hybrid Cores
—
P-Cores: 8
E-Cores: 12
E-Core Frequency
—
2.3 GHz
up to 4.6 GHz
AI/NPU
NPU
—
Yes /
13 TOPS
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU
Other
Market
Desktop
Mobile
Production Status
End-of-life
Active
Launch Price
$192
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Part Number
SR3XE
SRVFH
Package
FC-LGA1151
FC-BGA
Tj Max
100°C
105°C
Bundled Cooler
E97379-001
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