Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 vs Intel Core i5-8500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 and Intel Core i5-8500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800

  • Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1678 vs 1074
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1678 vs 1074

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8500

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • Around 66% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 60.4°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2453 vs 1107
  • 8.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9550 vs 1095
  • Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4700 vs 2644
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2453 vs 1107
PassMark - CPU mark 9550 vs 1095
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4700 vs 2644

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1107
2453
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1095
9550
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1678
1074
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2644
4700
Name Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Intel Core i5-8500
PassMark - Single thread mark 1107 2453
PassMark - CPU mark 1095 9550
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1678 1074
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2644 4700
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 77.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 10.65
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1943
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1058
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1800
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1943
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1058
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1800

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Intel Core i5-8500

Essentials

Architecture codename Conroe Coffee Lake
Launch date Q3'06 February 2018
Place in performance rating 1757 1754
Processor Number X6800 i5-8500
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Discontinued Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $229
Value for money (0-100) 15.36

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.93 GHz 3.00 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz FSB 8 GT/s DMI3
Die size 143 mm2
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 60.4°C 100°C
Number of cores 2 6
Transistor count 291 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 9216 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum frequency 4.10 GHz
Number of threads 6

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported PLGA775 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

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

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E92
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only