Intel N95 vs Intel Core i5-8500

Comparative analysis of Intel N95 and Intel Core i5-8500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

Intel N95

Intel Core i5-8500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N95

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8500

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
8x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 16 GB
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2444 vs 1928
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9536 vs 5359

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L3 cache	9216 KB (shared) vs 6 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2444 vs 1928
PassMark - CPU mark	9536 vs 5359

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N95
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1928

2444

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5359

9536

Name	Intel N95	Intel Core i5-8500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1928	2444
PassMark - CPU mark	5359	9536
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1074
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		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 N95	Intel Core i5-8500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q1'23	February 2018
Place in performance rating	1303	1766
Processor Number	N95	i5-8500
Series	Intel Processor N-series	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Price now		$229
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		15.36
Performance
64 bit support
L3 cache	6 MB	9216 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	6
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D2	0x3E92
Execution Units	16
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported		FCLGA1151
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9	16
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)