Intel Core i7-8500Y vs AMD 3015e

Compare Intel 8th Generation Core i7 2 core CPU vs AMD 3000 Series 2 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

684 points
4% slightly better overall score
653 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

1267 points
16% slightly better gaming score
1088 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

517 points
523 points
1% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

492 points
505 points
2% slightly better heavy workload score

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

2
Identical
2

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
Identical
4

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

1.5 GHz
25% slightly higher clock speed
1.2 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.2 GHz
82% significantly higher turbo speed
2.3 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

5 W
20% slightly lower TDP
6 W

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
100% significantly more memory channels
1

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

1,037th of 1,089
1,046th of 1,089

Family

The product line

8th Generation Core i7
3000 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2019 February
2020 July

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3-1866
DDR4

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

-
No

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
-

Core i7-8500Y vs 3015e comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-8500Y beats the 3015e in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the 3015e in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-8500Y has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the 3015e. Also, the Core i7-8500Y has a significantly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-8500Y CPU outputs less heat than a 3015e CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-8500Y has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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