Intel Core i7-8500Y vs Intel Core i5-6300U

Processor comparisons 20-01-2022

   For example there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i7-8500Y vs Intel Core i5-6300U and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning, programming. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like RealBench, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, PassMark, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, WPrime, Handbrake, Gears 5, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, 7zip, Blender, Blender, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-6300U or Intel Core i7-8500Y.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-8500Y

50%

Core i5-6300U

50%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-8500Y

51%

Core i5-6300U

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, Control, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	89.9
Valorant	102.1	102.1
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.2
Apex Legends	96.0	96.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.6
Overwatch	82.7	82.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	70.5
DOOM Eternal	51.0	51.1
Warzone	79.6	79.6
Assassin's Creed	85.8	85.8
Valheim	84.7	84.7

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-8500Y

423%

Core i5-6300U

175%

To make a final resolution 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 i7-8500Y is more energy efficient than the Core i5-6300U as it consumes less power: 5W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program 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 benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

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

	Intel Core i7-8500Y	Intel Core i5-6300U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	135	127
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	261	281
Cinbench 20 Single-core	306	299
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	602	739
Cinbench 23 Single-core	435	777
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2090	1834

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

	Intel Core i7-8500Y	Intel Core i5-6300U
Single-Core	1744	1728
Multi-Core	3061	3275

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

	Intel Core i7-8500Y	Intel Core i5-6300U
Single-Core	635	790
Multi-Core	1801	1817

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. 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 even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-8500Y	Intel Core i5-6300U
Announcement date	March 07, 2019	April 01, 2015
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1515	FCBGA1356
Core name	Amber Lake Y	Skylake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	8	6
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	3 MHz
Frequency	1.5 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	5700 millions	2400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	15 W
Memory type	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	16 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	33.3 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	3 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
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 i5-6300U is 37% better than Core i7-8500Y in terms of CPU frequency. 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 i7-8500Y is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6300U is better: 13
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i7-8500Y and Intel Core i5-6300U before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-8500Y - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-8500Y specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-6300U specs and review.