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Intel Core i5-8500 vs Intel Celeron G5930T. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2018
Intel Core i5-8500
Intel Core i5-8500
Released
Q1/2021
Overall score
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Intel Celeron G5930T
Intel Celeron G5930T

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-8500 or Intel Celeron G5930T? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-8500 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2018.

Intel Celeron G5930T has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    631 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    6 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-8500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    282 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    258 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    313 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    266 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    249 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    326 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    450 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1290 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    747 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    79 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    192 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    35 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    173 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    14 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    472 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.54 times less performance per watt

    35 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron G5930T CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    449 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    782 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
Intel Celeron G5930T Intel Celeron G5930T
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000 left arrow Intel Celeron G5000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-7500 left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-9500 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 610
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow 1.05 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 12
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 96
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q3/2016
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron G5930T and Intel Core i5-8500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-8500 and Intel Celeron G5930T to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 35 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 25 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-8500 and Intel Core i5-8500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    9.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow Q1/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-8500 and Intel Celeron G5930T.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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