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Intel Core i5-8500T vs Intel Core i9-9980XE. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2018
Intel Core i5-8500T
Intel Core i5-8500T
Released
Q4/2018
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-9980XE
Intel Core i9-9980XE

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-8500T or Intel Core i9-9980XE? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-8500T has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Intel Core i9-9980XE has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 18 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    681 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    455 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    393 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    612 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    615 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    749 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    270 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    242 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    221 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    11 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    584 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    197 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    111 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 30% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 3 times more cores

    18 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 22 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9980XE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    214 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    46 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    125 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    50 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    405 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    81 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    4 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    103 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    16 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    82 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-8500T Intel Core i5-8500T
Intel Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
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 i9
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000X
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-7500T left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-9500T 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
    2.10 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 18
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 36
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • 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 no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9980XE and Intel Core i5-8500T. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-8500T and Intel Core i9-9980XE to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 165 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 84 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-8500T and Intel Core i5-8500T, 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, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    9.00 MB left arrow 25.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S left arrow Skylake X Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q2/2018 left arrow Q4/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-8500T and Intel Core i9-9980XE.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
148
Intel Core i5-8500T
201
Intel Core i9-9980XE
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
751
Intel Core i5-8500T
3240
Intel Core i9-9980XE
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
924
Intel Core i5-8500T
1141
Intel Core i9-9980XE
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
3997
Intel Core i5-8500T
15725
Intel Core i9-9980XE
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
9246
Intel Core i5-8500T
29560
Intel Core i9-9980XE

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