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Intel logo Core i5-8500
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General information Core i5-8500 Core2 Extreme Q9300
Launched Q1 2018 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 PGA478
Clock 3 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 16.7 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 45 W 30.8 %
Performance Core i5-8500 Core2 Extreme Q9300
Overall Score 49874 0 % 33370 33.1 %
Future Proof 63 % 0 % 10 % 84.1 %
Benchmark Score 6187 0 % 1240 80 %
Single Thread Score 2457.5 0 % 1057.5 57 %
Encrypting Data 3004.9 MB/s 0 % 2814.6 MB/s 6.3 %
Compressing Data 131.7 MB/s 0 % 40.3 MB/s 69.4 %
String objects sorting 16416.6 thousand/s 0 % 5503 thousand/s 66.5 %
Prime numbers generation 36.2 millions/s 0 % 16 millions/s 55.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26652.8 millions/s 0 % 8970.6 millions/s 66.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22614.1 millions/s 0 % 4390.5 millions/s 80.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-8500, Core2 Extreme Q9300.

Average frames per second Core i5-8500 Core2 Extreme Q9300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.8 FPS 53.9 FPS
High settings 164.5 FPS 86.3 FPS
Medium settings 205.7 FPS 107.8 FPS
Low settings 257.1 FPS 134.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 47.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-8500 Core2 Extreme Q9300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.4 FPS 109.4 FPS
High settings 221.5 FPS 175.1 FPS
Medium settings 276.9 FPS 218.9 FPS
Low settings 346.1 FPS 273.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 21 %
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