Intel Core i5-8500B vs Intel Core i3-10305

Processor comparisons 20-01-2022

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-8500B vs Intel Core i3-10305 and see which is better for games or simple use for streaming, video editing, programming, machine learning, rendering. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Blender, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, Furmark, WPrime, Blender, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, SuperPi, PCMark 10, 3DMark, 7zip, Prime95.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fallout 76
Death Stranding
Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Cyberpunk 2077
Last Man Standing
Valheim
DOOM: Eternal
Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion
Apex Legends
Fortnite
Halo Infinite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Rainbow Six Siege
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Borderlands 3
Valorant

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-10305 or Intel Core i5-8500B.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-8500B

52%

Core i3-10305

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-8500B

53%

Core i3-10305

52%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.6	92.1
Valorant	106.4	104.7
Cyberpunk 2077	59.6	58.6
Apex Legends	100.0	98.4
Call of Duty Warzone	79.8	78.5
Overwatch	86.2	84.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.4	72.3
DOOM Eternal	53.2	52.4
Warzone	83.0	81.7
Assassin's Creed	89.4	88.0
Valheim	88.3	86.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-8500B

51%

Core i3-10305

68%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-10305 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-8500B as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-8500B	Intel Core i3-10305
Cinbench 15 Single-core	174	190
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	934	954
Cinbench 20 Single-core	403	441
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2287	2159
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1052	1147
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	5612	4459

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-8500B	Intel Core i3-10305
Single-Core	2439	2567
Multi-Core	9509	8922

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-8500B	Intel Core i3-10305
Single-Core	1003	1335
Multi-Core	5511	4067

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-8500B	Intel Core i3-10305
Announcement date	July 07, 2018	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCLGA1200
Core name	Coffee Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	8	10
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	6	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2000 millions	2600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	64 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	9 MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-10305 is 21% better than Core i5-8500B in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-8500B has 2 more core than Core i3-10305. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-8500B is better: 17
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-10305 is better: 14
However, it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-8500B and Intel Core i3-10305 before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-8500B - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-8500B specs and review.

Intel Core i3-10305 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-10305 specs and review.