Intel Celeron N6210 vs Intel Pentium Gold 8500

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Intel Celeron N6210 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
Intel Celeron N6210 Intel Pentium Gold 8500

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron N6210 and the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron N6210 2 core processor released in Q1/2021 with the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 which has 5 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Celeron J6000/N6000 (4) CPU group Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2)
11 Generation 12
Elkhart Lake Architecture Alder Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N6210 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz (2.60 GHz). The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 clocks with 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 5 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron N6210 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8500
2 Cores 5
2 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz (2.60 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.

Intel Celeron N6210 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8500
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
0.25 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.75 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.80 GHz
11 GPU Generation 12
14 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
16 Compute units 48
128 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 10th Gen (16 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 / Encode 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

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron N6210, while the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron N6210 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8500
LPDDR4-3200, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
1.50 MB L2 Cache 3.25 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
8 PCIe lanes 14
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 27.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron N6210 has a TDP of 6.5 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 is 9 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron N6210 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8500
6.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) 29 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N6210 has 5.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium Gold 8500 is at 11.25 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Celeron N6210 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 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1493 Socket BGA 1744
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems
Q1/2021 Release date Q1/2022
64 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N6210 (40%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N6210 (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.
Intel Celeron N6210 Intel Celeron N6210
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
614 (40%)
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 N6210 Intel Celeron N6210
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1092 (32%)
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.
Intel Celeron N6210 Intel Celeron N6210
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.75 GHz
200 (33%)
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.
Intel Celeron N6210 Intel Celeron N6210
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1800 (25%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz
7340 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron N6210 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
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