Intel Core i7-8500Y processor review

Intel Core i7-8500Y

Core i7-8500Y processor released by Intel; release date: 30 August 2018. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Amber Lake Y microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 4.20 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB, L2 - 512 KB, L3 - 4 MB.

Supported memory types: LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600. Maximum memory size: 16 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1515. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 5 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 615 with the following parameters: maximum video memory size - 16 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
1448
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
2474
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047 Frames
1243 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047.000 Fps
1243.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128 Frames
2191 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128.000 Fps
2191.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887 Frames
3632 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887.000 Fps
3632.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1448
PassMark - CPU mark 2474
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 1243 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 1243.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 2191 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 2191.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3632 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3632.000 Fps

Integrated graphics – Intel UHD Graphics 615

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Floating-point performance 403.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 100.8 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 806.4 GFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 403.2 GFLOPS
Pipelines 24
Pixel fill rate 3.150 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 25.2 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 5 Watt
Transistor count 189 million

Games performance

GRID 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72017.70
Medium, 1920x10806.90

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x7207.30
Medium, 1920x10803.10

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x7207.60
Medium, 1920x10802.40

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768100.20
Medium, 1366x76861.40
High, 1366x76836.00

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72015.20

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72012.00

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x72012.40
Medium, 1920x10805.22

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x7205.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x72019.20

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x7206.20
Medium, 1920x10803.50

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x7207.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x7208.80

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x76895.10
Medium, 1920x108011.80

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.50

Darksiders III (2018)

Low, 1280x72015.70
Medium, 1920x10805.00

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72042.10
Medium, 1920x108015.80

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x7205.80

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.60

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72013.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72019.00
Medium, 1920x108012.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x72011.50

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x7206.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.00
Medium, 1920x10807.20
High, 1920x10806.89

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x7206.10
Medium, 1920x10803.30

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x72015.90
Medium, 1920x10808.00

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x7209.20

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x72016.00
Medium, 1920x10807.00

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72051.80
Medium, 1366x76845.60
High, 1920x108029.00

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72041.15
Medium, 1920x108016.00
High, 1920x108010.30

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x72015.45
Medium, 1920x10807.75

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x7208.10

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72016.40

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76829.50

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72029.90
Medium, 1366x76821.60

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76810.60
Medium, 1366x7688.10
High, 1920x10805.30

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76831.30
Medium, 1366x76819.50

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76853.00
Medium, 1366x76834.60

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72053.95
Medium, 1366x76826.10
High, 1920x108013.15
Ultra, 1920x108011.60

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x7689.50
Medium, 1366x7685.90

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76816.40
Medium, 1366x76816.90

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72027.80
Medium, 1344x75616.70

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76828.30
Medium, 1366x76819.80
High, 1366x76814.25

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72039.00
Medium, 1366x76823.00
High, 1366x76818.10
Ultra, 1920x10806.10

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76855.55
Medium, 1366x76828.55
High, 1366x76819.05
Ultra, 1920x10807.90

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76854.70
Medium, 1366x76837.50
High, 1366x76833.90
Ultra, 1920x108019.40

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72041.70
Medium, 1366x76823.30

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76858.00
High, 1366x76839.60
Ultra, 1920x108016.00

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768144.10
Medium, 1360x76836.30
High, 1360x76823.50

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Amber Lake Y
Launch date 30 August 2018
Place in performance rating 1262
Price now $393
Processor Number i7-8500Y
Series 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 2.69
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.50 GHz
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz
Number of cores 2
Number of threads 4

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600

Graphics

Device ID 0x591C
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 16 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 615

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 3.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 600 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 7 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 1.60 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 20mm X 16.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1515
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 5 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 10
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)