Intel Pentium Gold 8500 vs Intel Pentium Gold G7400

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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold G7400

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 and the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 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 Pentium Gold G7400 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2) CPU group Intel Pentium G7000 (4)
12 Generation 11
Alder Lake U Architecture Alder Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Pentium Gold G6400
-- 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 Pentium Gold G7400 clocks with 3.70 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400
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 3.70 GHz
2x Golden Cove
0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x Gracemont
B-Core --

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 Pentium Gold G7400
-- 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 12th Gen (48 EU) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 710
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.35 GHz
12 GPU Generation 13
10 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
48 Compute units 16
384 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 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 12th Gen (48 EU) 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 Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
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 Pentium Gold G7400 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
3.25 MB L2 Cache 2.50 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
14 PCIe lanes 20
27.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 is 46 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 46 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 Pentium Gold G7400 is at 8.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400
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 LGA 1700
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 Q1/2022
-- Release price 77 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (94%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (96%)

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 Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1442 (94%)

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 Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3358 (98%)

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 Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.35 GHz
345 (56%)

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 Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
6790 (93%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
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