Intel Pentium Gold 8500 vs Samsung Exynos 7870

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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7870
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Samsung Exynos 7870

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 and the Samsung Exynos 7870 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 Samsung Exynos 7870 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2016.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7570/7870/7880 (4)
12 Generation 1
Alder Lake U Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- 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 Samsung Exynos 7870 clocks with 1.60 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7870
5 Cores 8
6 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz)
1x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.60 GHz
8x Cortex-A53
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 Samsung Exynos 7870
-- 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 ARM Mali-T830 MP1
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
12 GPU Generation Midgard 4
10 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 2
48 Compute units 1
384 Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 11

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 ARM Mali-T830 MP1
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
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 Samsung Exynos 7870 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7870
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-933
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
3.25 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
14 PCIe lanes --
27.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP of the Samsung Exynos 7870 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7870
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
29 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has 11.25 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Samsung Exynos 7870 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7870
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
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 Q1/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7870 (8%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold 8500 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7870 (13%)

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%)
Samsung Exynos 7870 Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
115 (8%)

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%)
Samsung Exynos 7870 Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
452 (13%)

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%)
Samsung Exynos 7870 Samsung Exynos 7870
ARM Mali-T830 MP1 @ 0.60 GHz
20 (3%)

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%)
Samsung Exynos 7870 Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
963 (13%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Samsung Exynos 7870
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