Intel Core i7-8500Y @ 1.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-8500Y can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-8500Y @ 1.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 2 Cores and 4 Threads. This CPU may not do well with games especially more recent releases. Best to check with your system requirements from the developer of the games you are interested to see if it is compatible. [More ...]

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Intel Core i7-8500Y @ 1.50GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 615

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1515

Clockspeed: 1.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 5 W

TDP Down: 3.5 W

TDP Up: 7 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 16 GB (LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8500Y CPU @ 1.50GHz, Intel Core i7-8500Y CPU @ 1.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 6.31

Overall Rank:
2882nd fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
2503rd fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
666th fastest in out of 1468 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $393.00 USD (2018-07-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2478

Single Thread Rating

1440

Samples: 77*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,972
Thread: 1,486

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-8500Y @ 1.50GHz

Integer Math	8,600 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,172 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,193 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	775.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	30,613 KBytes/Sec
Physics	238 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,864 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,440 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-8500Y @ 1.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,895
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,135
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,313
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,797
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,703
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,724
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,611
Intel Core i7-8500Y @ 1.50GHz		2,478

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.98
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.10
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
Intel Core i7-8500Y @ 1.50GHz		6.31
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,052
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,032
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,924
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,657
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,638
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i7-8500Y @ 1.50GHz		1,440

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8500Y @ 1.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2512468 - Mar 27 2025		2787
BL2404650 - Feb 10 2025		2270
BL2358037 - Jan 21 2025		1867
BL2317597 - Jan 03 2025		3200
BL2194190 - Sep 13 2024		2542

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-8500Y @ 1.50GHz
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8500Y @ 1.50GHz		2,478
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-8500Y		2,721 (+9.8%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8500Y		3,031 (+22.3%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8500Y		2,979 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i3-7020U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8500Y		2,577 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-8500Y		2,016 (-18.6%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8500Y		2,801 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8500Y		2,243 (-9.5%)
Intel Core i3-5020U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8500Y		2,207 (-10.9%)
Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8500Y		2,182 (-12.0%)
Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8500Y		2,146 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-8500Y		3,628 (+46.4%)
Intel Core i5-8200Y @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8500Y		2,270 (-8.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8500Y @ 1.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,702
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,163
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		7,861
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,071
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,800
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,797
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,787
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,559
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,207
Intel Core i7-8500Y @ 1.50GHz		524

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