Intel Core i5-8500 Processor

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Core i5-8500 is a desktop processor from Intel released on 14 February 2018, and it is in active production status now. It belongs to Core i5 family and has a Coffee Lake architecture. This processor is built on Intel Socket 1151, and uses Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only) PCI express connection. 14 nm process is used in production.

Processor has 6 cores and 6 threads, with the base frequency of 3 GHz. It has DDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel memory support. As for the cache, it supports L1 64K (per core), L2 256K (per core) and L3 9MB (shared).

Learn more about Intel Core i5-8500:

Specifications

Vertical Segment
Desktop
Release date
14 February 2018
Production status
Active
Generation
Core i5
Codename
Coffee Lake
Socket
Intel Socket 1151
Total Cores
6
Total Threads
6
Frequency
3 GHz
Turbo clock
up to 4.1 GHz
Cache L1
64K (per core)
Cache L2
256K (per core)
Cache L3
9MB (shared)
TDP
65 W

Physical Specifications

Socket
Intel Socket 1151
Foundry
Intel
Process size
14 nm
Transistors
unknown
Die size
unknown
Package
FC-LGA1151
tCaseMax
72°C

Performance

Frequency
3 GHz
Turbo clock
up to 4.1 GHz
Base clock
100 MHz
Multiplier
30.0x
Multiplier unlocked
No
TDP
65 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment
Desktop
Production status
Active
Release date
14 February 2018
Codename
Coffee Lake
Generation
Core i5
Part
SR3XE
Memory support
DDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel
ECC memory
No
PCI Express
Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Cores

Total Cores
6
Total Threads
6
SMP # CPUs
1
Integrated graphics
N/A

Cache

Cache L1
64K (per core)
Cache L2
256K (per core)
Cache L3
9MB (shared)

Features & Technologies

  • MMX
  • SSE
  • SSE2
  • SSE3
  • SSSE3
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX
  • AVX2
  • BMI1
  • BMI2
  • F16C
  • FMA3
  • CLMUL
  • EIST
  • Intel 64
  • XD bit
  • VT-x
  • VT-d
  • AES-NI
  • TSX
  • TXT
  • Boost 2.0

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