Core i5-8500T vs Core i5-1035G4

The Core i5-8500T packs 6 cores / 6 threads, while the Core i5-1035G4 offers 4 cores / 8 threads — the Core i5-8500T has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 3.5 GHz on the Core i5-8500T versus 3.7 GHz on the Core i5-1035G4 — a 5.6% clock advantage for the Core i5-1035G4 (base: 2.1 GHz vs 1.1 GHz). The Core i5-8500T uses the Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018) architecture (14 nm), while the Core i5-1035G4 uses Ice Lake (Client) (2019) (10 nm). In PassMark, the Core i5-8500T scores 7,730 against the Core i5-1035G4's 7,658 — a 0.9% lead for the Core i5-8500T. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 1,192 vs 922, a 25.5% lead for the Core i5-8500T that directly translates to higher frame rates. L3 cache: 9 MB (total) on the Core i5-8500T vs 6 MB (total) on the Core i5-1035G4.

The Core i5-8500T uses the LGA1151 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Core i5-1035G4 uses FCBGA1526 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR4-2666 memory speed. Both support up to 64 GB of RAM. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. Both provide 16 PCIe lanes.

Virtualization support: VT-x, VT-d, EPT (Core i5-8500T) vs VT-x, VT-d (Core i5-1035G4). Both include integrated graphics — UHD Graphics 630 (Core i5-8500T) and Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Core i5-1035G4) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i5-8500T targets Low Power Desktop, Core i5-1035G4 targets Ultra-portable laptops. Direct competitor: Core i5-8500T rivals Ryzen 3 2200G; Core i5-1035G4 rivals Ryzen 5 3500U.