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Intel Core i5-10600KF vs Intel Core i5-8500B. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2020
Intel Core i5-10600KF
Intel Core i5-10600KF
Released
Q1/2018
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Intel Core i5-8500B
Intel Core i5-8500B

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-10600KF or Intel Core i5-8500B? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-10600KF has a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q2/2020.

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

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    274 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 27% better clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15% better overclocked clock speed

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-10600KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    156 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    167 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    143 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    188 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    73 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    190 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    293 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    407 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    80 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    136 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    518 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.52 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    283 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    256 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    309 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    265 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    248 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    327 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    449 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    552 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    748 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    80 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    193 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    27 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    194 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    17 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    473 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
Intel Core i5-8500B Intel Core i5-8500B
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 Core i5
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 10000 left arrow Intel Core i 8000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-9600KF left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-11600KF 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
    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (6 Cores)
    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes 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
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-8500B and Intel Core i5-10600KF. 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 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • 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 i5-10600KF and Intel Core i5-8500B to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    182 W / 56 s left arrow --
  • TDP down
    95 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-10600KF and Intel Core i5-10600KF, 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, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 9.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Comet Lake S left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow BGA 1440
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q1/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-10600KF and Intel Core i5-8500B.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1391
Intel Core i5-10600KF
1052
Intel Core i5-8500B
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
10489
Intel Core i5-10600KF
5612
Intel Core i5-8500B
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
501
Intel Core i5-10600KF
403
Intel Core i5-8500B
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
3629
Intel Core i5-10600KF
2287
Intel Core i5-8500B
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
215
Intel Core i5-10600KF
174
Intel Core i5-8500B
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1615
Intel Core i5-10600KF
934
Intel Core i5-8500B
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1354
Intel Core i5-10600KF
1086
Intel Core i5-8500B
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
6877
Intel Core i5-10600KF
4761
Intel Core i5-8500B

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