Intel Core i7-8500Y vs Intel Celeron G6900T Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Core i7-8500Y		Intel Celeron G6900T
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-8500Y and the Intel Celeron G6900T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Core i7-8500Y 2 core processor released in Q1/2019 with the Intel Celeron G6900T which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core i 8000Y (4)	CPU group	Intel Celeron G6000 (4)
8	Generation	10
Amber Lake Y	Architecture	Alder Lake S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Celeron G5900T
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-8500Y is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (4.20 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron G6900T clocks with 2.80 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
Intel Core i7-8500Y	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G6900T
2	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.50 GHz	Frequency	2.80 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
2.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

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 Core i7-8500Y	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G6900T
--	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 615	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 710
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
1.05 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.30 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	13
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
24	Compute units	16
192	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 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 615	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 710
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 / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-8500Y, while the Intel Celeron G6900T supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core i7-8500Y	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G6900T
LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	2.50 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	5.0
10	PCIe lanes	20
9.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Core i7-8500Y has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron G6900T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core i7-8500Y	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G6900T
5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-8500Y has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron G6900T is at 6.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.
Intel Core i7-8500Y	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G6900T
14 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 1515	Socket	LGA 1700
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2019	Release date	Q1/2022
390 $	Release price	50 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8500Y (88%)

Intel Celeron G6900T (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8500Y (69%)

Intel Celeron G6900T (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 Core i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	923 (85%)
	Intel Celeron G6900T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	1080 (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 Core i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1445 (68%)
	Intel Celeron G6900T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	2140 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1202 (91%)
	Intel Celeron G6900T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	1325 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1748 (76%)
	Intel Celeron G6900T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	2306 (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 Core i7-8500Y Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 1.05 GHz	403 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G6900T Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.30 GHz	332 (82%)

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 Core i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2526 (63%)
	Intel Celeron G6900T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	3990 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	306 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G6900T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	602 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G6900T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	135 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G6900T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	261 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G6900T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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Intel Core i7-8500Y vs Intel Celeron G6900T

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details