Intel Celeron 7300 vs Intel Pentium Gold 8500

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Intel Celeron 7300 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
Intel Celeron 7300 Intel Pentium Gold 8500

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 7300 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 Intel Celeron 7300 has 5 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 7300 was released in Q1/2022.

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.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Celeron 7000 (3) CPU group Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2)
12 Generation 12
Alder Lake U Architecture Alder Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 7300 is a 5 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has 5 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz).

Intel Celeron 7300 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5 Cores 5
6 Threads 6
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz
1x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz)
1x Golden Cove
0.70 GHz
4x Gracemont
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.

Intel Celeron 7300 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8500
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.80 GHz
12 GPU Generation 12
10 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
48 Compute units 48
384 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) 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 Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 7300 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Celeron 7300 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8500
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
3.25 MB L2 Cache 3.25 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
14 PCIe lanes 14
27.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 27.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron 7300 has a TDP of 9 W, that of the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 is 9 W.

Intel Celeron 7300 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8500
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
29 W TDP (PL2) 29 W
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100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 7300 has a 11.25 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 cache has a total of 11.25 MB.

Intel Celeron 7300 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8500
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1744 Socket BGA 1744
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2022
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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.
Intel Celeron 7300 Intel Celeron 7300
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 0.80 GHz
614 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 0.80 GHz
614 (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.
Intel Celeron 7300 Intel Celeron 7300
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
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.
Intel Celeron 7300 Intel Celeron 7300
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz
3417 (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.
Intel Celeron 7300 Intel Celeron 7300
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz
7340 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron 7300 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
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