Intel Pentium Gold 8500 vs Intel Core i3-1210U

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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-1210U
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Core i3-1210U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 and the Intel Core i3-1210U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 5 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Intel Core i3-1210U which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
12 Generation 12
Alder Lake U Architecture Alder Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 is a 5 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). The processor can compute 6 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-1210U clocks with 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1210U
5 Cores 6
6 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz)
1x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
0.70 GHz (3.30 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 Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1210U
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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 12th Gen (48 EU) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
0.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
12 GPU Generation 13
10 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 4
48 Compute units 64
384 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

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 Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
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

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium Gold 8500, while the Intel Core i3-1210U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1210U
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 4.50 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache 10.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
14 PCIe lanes 28
27.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-1210U is 9 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1210U
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
29 W TDP (PL2) 29 W
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-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has 11.25 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-1210U is at 14.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1210U
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 Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 (97%)
Intel Core i3-1210U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 (74%)
Intel Core i3-1210U (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 Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1527 (97%)
Intel Core i3-1210U Intel Core i3-1210U
6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1575 (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 Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz
3417 (79%)
Intel Core i3-1210U Intel Core i3-1210U
6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
4322 (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 Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 0.80 GHz
614 (73%)
Intel Core i3-1210U Intel Core i3-1210U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 0.85 GHz
843 (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 Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz
7340 (68%)
Intel Core i3-1210U Intel Core i3-1210U
6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
10765 (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 Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1210U Intel Core i3-1210U
6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
2040 (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 Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1210U Intel Core i3-1210U
6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
3765 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Core i3-1210U
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