Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) vs Intel Core i5-8500T

Let's find out which one of Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and Intel Core i5-8500T is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Intel Core i5-8500T
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Broadcom BCM Intel Core i5
• Generation
  3 8
• CPU group
  Broadcom BCM2837B0 Intel Core i 8000
• Predecessor
  -- Intel Core i5-7500T
• Successor
  -- Intel Core i5-9500T

In this block we are going to compare Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) vs Intel Core i5-8500T by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.40 GHz 2.10 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 6
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 3.50 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 6
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  4x Cortex-A53 --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and Intel Core i5-8500T along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Broadcom VideoCore 5 Intel UHD Graphics 630
• GPU frequency
  0.40 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.15 GHz
• Execution units
  2 24
• Shader
  24 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  1 GB 64 GB
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Generation
  5 9.5
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  40 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  02/2016 Q4/2017

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and Intel Core i5-8500T. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and Intel Core i5-8500T you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR2 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  1024 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and Intel Core i5-8500T.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) or Intel Core i5-8500T? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  7 W 95 W
• TDP down
  4 W --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and Intel Core i5-8500T CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L2-Cache
  0.50 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 9.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A15 Coffee Lake S
• Technology
  40 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A LGA 1151-2
• Release date
  02/2016 Q2/2018

List of devices based on Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and Intel Core i5-8500T.

• Used in
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