AMD 3015e vs Intel Pentium Gold 8500

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AMD 3015e CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
AMD 3015e Intel Pentium Gold 8500

CPU comparison

AMD 3015e or Intel Pentium Gold 8500 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD 3015e has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD 3015e was released in Q3/2020.

The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has 5 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 was released in Q1/2022.
AMD E (23) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD 3000e/Ce (3) CPU group Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2)
4 Generation 12
Dali (Zen) Architecture Alder Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD 3015e has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD 3015e is 1.20 GHz (2.30 GHz) while the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has 5 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 is at 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz).
AMD 3015e Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8500
2 Cores 5
4 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz (2.30 GHz) A-Core 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz)
1x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x Gracemont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD 3015e Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8500
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Internal Graphics

The AMD 3015e or Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.80 GHz
8 GPU Generation 12
14 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
3 Compute units 48
192 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD 3015e can use up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.
AMD 3015e Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8500
DDR4-1600 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 3.25 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
12 PCIe lanes 14
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 27.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD 3015e is 6 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD 3015e Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8500
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) 29 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD 3015e is manufactured in 14 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 11.25 MB cache.
AMD 3015e Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8500
14 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FT5 Socket BGA 1744
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems
Q3/2020 Release date Q1/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD 3015e (35%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD 3015e (29%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
528 (35%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1527 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
974 (29%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz
3417 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 0.60 GHz
230 (37%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 0.80 GHz
614 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz
7340 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD 3015e Intel Pentium Gold 8500
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