Intel Pentium Gold 8500 vs Intel Core i5-4402E

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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4402E
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Core i5-4402E

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 and the Intel Core i5-4402E 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 i5-4402E which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
12 Generation 4
Alder Lake U Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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-- Successor --

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 i5-4402E clocks with 1.60 GHz (2.70 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4402E
5 Cores 2
6 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz)
1x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.60 GHz (2.70 GHz)
0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x Gracemont
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4402E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 HD Graphics 4600
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
12 GPU Generation 7.5
10 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
48 Compute units 20
384 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

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 HD Graphics 4600
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

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 i5-4402E supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4402E
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
3.25 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
14 PCIe lanes 16
27.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-4402E is 25 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4402E
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
29 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- 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 i5-4402E is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4402E
10 nm Technology 22 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 1364
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price 266 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4402E (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4402E (36%)

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 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4402E Intel Core i5-4402E
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 0.90 GHz
288 (47%)

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 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4402E Intel Core i5-4402E
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
2677 (36%)

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 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4402E Intel Core i5-4402E
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4402E Intel Core i5-4402E
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Core i5-4402E
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