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Intel Pentium 8500 vs Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Pentium 8505

Intel Pentium 8500

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The Intel Pentium 8500 is an entry-level low-power mobile CPU for thin and light laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers one performance core (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 4 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 6 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 1 to 4.4 GHz on the performance cluster and 0.7 to 3.3 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 8 MB L3-cache. Compared to the faster Core i3-1210U, the Pentium offers one less P-core.

Performance

While we have not tested a single system built around the 8500 as of August 2023, it's safe to expect the chip to be about 20% slower than the i3-1215U, as far as multi-thread performance is concerned. Which is pretty terrible as of Q3 2023.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 48 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 0.8 GHz.

Power consumption

This Pentium has a Base power consumption of 9 W, with 29 W being its maximum Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption. TDP values this low allow for passively cooled laptops, tablets, mini-PCs as long as performance is not a priority.

The CPU is made with Intel's 3rd generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for decent, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i7-1265U

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The Intel Core i7-1265U is a high-end mobile CPU for thin and light laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 2  performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 12 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 1.8 to 4.8 GHz on the performance cluster and 1.3 to 3.6 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 12 MB L3 cache. The 1265U offers "Enterprise" vPro management features. Compared to the P-series (28W) or H-series (45W), the 15W TDP may limit the sustained performance.

Performance

Thanks to the 10 cores, the multi-threaded performance should be clearly faster than the older quad-core Tiger Lake CPUs with 15 Watt (like the Intel Core i7-1160G7). The sustained performance will be limited by the TDP setting and thermals and therefore only short term loads. Thanks to the architectural improvements of the big Golden Cove cores, the single thread performance should be better than similar clocked Tiger Lake CPUs.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offers all 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.25 GHz.

The CPU is rated at 15 W base power (TDP, PL1) and 55 W max. Turbo power (PL2) and the whole SoC is manufactured on a 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7.

Intel Pentium 8505

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The Intel Pentium 8505 is an entry-level mobile CPU for thin and light laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers one performance core (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 4 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 6 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 1.2 to 4.4 GHz on the performance cluster and 0.9 to 3.3 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 8 MB L3-cache. Compared to the faster Core i3-1215U, the Pentium offers one less P-core.

Performance

This is a fairly unpopular CPU, if the fact that we have not tested a single system built around it as of August 2023 is any indication. That said, we have tested a few systems featuring the Core i3-1215U, a chip with the same clock speeds and the same 4 E-cores but with 2 P-cores instead of 1. Based on that, expect the 8505 to be 10% to 20% behind the Ryzen 3 5300U and the Core i7-1185G7, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned.

Your mileage may vary depending on how competent the cooling solution of your laptop is and how high the CPU power limits are.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 48 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.1 GHz.

Power consumption

The Pentium has a Base power consumption of 15 W, with 55 W being its maximum Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption. These values are fairly high; passive cooling solutions aren't really an option here.

The CPU is built with Intel's 3rd generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for decent, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Pentium 8500Intel Core i7-1265UIntel Pentium 8505
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-MIntel Alder Lake-MIntel Alder Lake-M
CodenameAlder Lake-UAlder Lake-UAlder Lake-U
Series: Alder Lake-M Alder Lake-U
Intel Core i7-1265U1.3 - 4.8 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1255U1.2 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1245U1.2 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1235U0.9 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1260U0.8 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1250U0.8 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1240U0.8 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1230U0.7 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1215U0.9 - 4.4 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 85050.9 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1210U0.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 8500 « 0.7 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 73050.9 - 1.1 GHz5 / 5 cores8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 73000.7 - 1 GHz5 / 5 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1265U « 1.3 - 4.8 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1255U1.2 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1245U1.2 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1235U0.9 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1260U0.8 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1250U0.8 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1240U0.8 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1230U0.7 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1215U0.9 - 4.4 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 85050.9 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1210U0.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 85000.7 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 73050.9 - 1.1 GHz5 / 5 cores8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 73000.7 - 1 GHz5 / 5 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1265U1.3 - 4.8 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1255U1.2 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1245U1.2 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1235U0.9 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1260U0.8 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1250U0.8 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1240U0.8 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1230U0.7 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1215U0.9 - 4.4 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 8505 « 0.9 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1210U0.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 85000.7 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 73050.9 - 1.1 GHz5 / 5 cores8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 73000.7 - 1 GHz5 / 5 cores8 MB L3
Clock700 - 4400 MHz1300 - 4800 MHz900 - 4400 MHz
L1 Cache464 KB928 KB464 KB
L2 Cache3.5 MB9.5 MB3.5 MB
L3 Cache8 MB12 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads5 / 610 / 125 / 6
TDP9 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1744BGA1744BGA1744
FeaturesLPDDR4x-4266/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Director, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHADDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Dir., DL Boost, GNA, vPro, RPE, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Director, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 800 MHz)Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1250 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-1265U
37.8 pt (52%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 4332     avg: 7486     median: 8225 (8%)     max: 9219 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1144     avg: 1595     median: 1679.5 (71%)     max: 1820 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 528     avg: 619     median: 642 (71%)     max: 701 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1669     avg: 2884     median: 3214.5 (8%)     max: 3584 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 706     avg: 1244     median: 1344.5 (8%)     max: 1572 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 165.3     avg: 229.7     median: 240 (72%)     max: 260 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
16.5 Points (21%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3 Points (74%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
8549 Points (52%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
38152 Points (28%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
60266 Points (42%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
13904 Points (17%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
217.4 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
5.2 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
5960 Points (9%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 20087     avg: 32344     median: 34399 (20%)     max: 38715 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4614     avg: 5198     median: 5285.5 (63%)     max: 5617 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
81 fps (28%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
265.5 fps (61%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 5.09     avg: 8.6     median: 9.2 (16%)     max: 10.6 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.9 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.6 GB/s (28%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
9.7 GB/s (25%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 684     avg: 887     median: 834 (11%)     max: 1326 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 364     avg: 465.9     median: 423.5 (3%)     max: 684 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4666     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.578 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 7351     avg: 9434     median: 9433.5 (20%)     max: 11516 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
8 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.5 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
429.8 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 26635     avg: 35503     median: 35502.5 (31%)     max: 44370 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 7560     avg: 11888     median: 11716 (32%)     max: 16290 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
63003 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
63619 Points (52%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
67580 Points (57%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 5667     avg: 9450     median: 10255 (26%)     max: 12375 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 8745     avg: 14302     median: 14659 (26%)     max: 18414 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 3482     avg: 5221     median: 5352.5 (23%)     max: 6837 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1429     avg: 1697     median: 1739.5 (73%)     max: 1806 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5022     avg: 7709     median: 8127 (15%)     max: 8981 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1489     avg: 1648     median: 1678 (7%)     max: 1700 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6992     avg: 8211     median: 8305.5 (26%)     max: 8917 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
7515 Points (75%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
33057 Points (37%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 542     avg: 572     median: 553 (1%)     max: 636 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 68050     avg: 75259     median: 73251 (66%)     max: 84477 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 198.4     avg: 233.9     median: 242.5 (70%)     max: 250 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 221     avg: 268.4     median: 279.5 (58%)     max: 288 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1301     avg: 1540     median: 1593.5 (61%)     max: 1623 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 20.8     avg: 41.8     median: 42.8 (7%)     max: 63 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 25.2     avg: 48.6     median: 49.5 (9%)     max: 72.3 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 3.54     avg: 6.8     median: 6.5 (4%)     max: 12.7 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 3.67     avg: 5     median: 4.6 (5%)     max: 6.61 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 18.3     avg: 25.8     median: 26.1 (19%)     max: 30.4 Points per Watt

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