Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2018. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) |
Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2) | CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 (1) |
12 | Generation | 4 |
Alder Lake U | Architecture | Cortex-A53 |
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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 clocks with 1.95 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 |
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 | 1.95 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x Gracemont |
B-Core | 1.45 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 |
-- | AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine |
-- | AI specifications | Hexagon 536 |
-- | 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. |
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Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 505 |
0.20 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.45 GHz |
0.80 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.45 GHz |
12 | GPU Generation | 5 |
10 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 0 |
48 | Compute units | -- |
384 | Shader | 48 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
64 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | 11 |
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 | Qualcomm Adreno 505 |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode |
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 | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 5.4 GB/s enabled. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 |
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | Memory | LPDDR3-1333 |
64 GB | Max. Memory | 4 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
83.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 5.4 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 |
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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 12 nm. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 |
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 | Q3/2018 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 0.80 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
Qualcomm Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 |
Unknown | Unknown |