Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz

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Is the Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 2.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 35 W

TDP Down: 25 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 9 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8500T CPU @ 2.10GHz, Intel Core i5-8500T CPU @ 2.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 39.07

Overall Rank:
1767th fastest in multithreading out of 5487 CPUs
1821st fastest in single threading out of 5487 CPUs
516th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $198.00 USD (2025-11-06)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7735

Single Thread Rating

2001

Samples: 1359*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,020
Thread: 2,044

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz

Integer Math	21,139 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	18,296 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,139 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,451 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	104,920 KBytes/Sec
Physics	569 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,687 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,001 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	SAAV X9 2025 Gaming PC Tower Computer Intel i5-8500T 3.5GHz AMD Radeon RX 550 GDDR5 22 inch HD Monitor, 16GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD WIFI 6 Bluetooth Windows 11 RGB Mouse Keyboard Prebuilt Desktop Bundle	$959.99 (www.amazon.com)
	SAAV X9 2025 Gaming PC Tower Computer Intel i5-8500 3.5GHz GeForce RTX 3050 6GB GDDR6 22 inch HD Monitor 16GB DDR4 512GB NVMe SSD WIFI 6 Bluetooth Windows 11 RGB Mouse Keyboard Prebuilt Desktop Bundle	$1129.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Business Desktop ProDesk 400 G4 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 (8th Gen) i5-8500T 2.10 GHz - 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB SSD - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (English) - Desktop Mini - Black, Silver - Intel	$160.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OP7060MFFXP72Y OptiPlex 7060 Micro PC with Intel Core i5-8500T 2.1 GHz Hexa-core, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	$695.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 3070 KPGGF Intel Core i5 8th Gen 8500T (2.10 GHz) 8 GB DDR4 256 GB SSD Windows 11 Pro 64-bit	$384.39 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,548
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,356
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,952
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,544
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,109
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,685
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz		7,735

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		282.23
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		160.91
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K		133.16
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.16
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.30
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz		39.07
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz		2,001

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3120310 - Dec 09 2025		7680
BL3119887 - Dec 09 2025		8467
BL3117533 - Dec 08 2025		7586
BL3117395 - Dec 08 2025		8268
BL3116562 - Dec 08 2025		8440

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz		7,735
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		9,229 (+19.3%)
Intel Core i5-8600T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		9,199 (+18.9%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		9,521 (+23.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs Intel Core i5-8500T		7,564 (-2.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-8500T		6,736 (-12.9%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-8500T		6,375 (-17.6%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-8500T		6,089 (-21.3%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		9,626 (+24.4%)
Intel Core i5-9600T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		9,601 (+24.1%)
Intel Core i5-9400T @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		8,177 (+5.7%)
Intel Core i5-9500T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		8,096 (+4.7%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8500T		10,646 (+37.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,444
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,448
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,270
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,246
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,670
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,477
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,412
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz		1,219

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