Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | MediaTek Helio G85 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 and the MediaTek Helio G85 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 MediaTek Helio G85 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2020. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | Mediatek Helio (37) |
Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2) | CPU group | MediaTek Helio G70/G80 (4) |
12 | Generation | 1 |
Alder Lake U | Architecture | Cortex-A75 / Cortex-A55 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 MediaTek Helio G85 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio G85 |
5 | Cores | 8 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) 1x Golden Cove |
A-Core | 2.00 GHz 2x Cortex-A75 |
0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x Gracemont |
B-Core | 1.80 GHz 6x Cortex-A55 |
Internal GraphicsGraphics (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. |
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Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) | GPU | ARM Mali-G52 MP2 |
0.20 GHz | GPU frequency | 1.00 GHz |
0.80 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
12 | GPU Generation | Bifrost 2 |
10 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 2 |
48 | Compute units | 2 |
384 | Shader | 32 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
64 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) | GPU | ARM Mali-G52 MP2 |
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 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeUp to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium Gold 8500, while the MediaTek Helio G85 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.4 GB/s enabled. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio G85 |
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | Memory | |
64 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
83.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
3.25 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
8.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
4.0 | PCIe version | -- |
14 | PCIe lanes | -- |
27.6 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP of the MediaTek Helio G85 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio G85 |
9 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
29 W | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has 11.25 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of MediaTek Helio G85 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 12 nm. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio G85 |
10 nm | Technology | 12 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | ISA extensions | -- |
BGA 1744 | Socket | -- |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
Yes | AES-NI | No |
Operating systems | Android | |
Q1/2022 | Release date | Q2/2020 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio G85
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio G85
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 0.80 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio G85
ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 1.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio G85
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio G85
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio G85
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio G85
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio G85
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | MediaTek Helio G85 |
Unknown | Unknown |