Pentium 8500 vs Celeron E1500

Primary details

Comparing Celeron E1500 and Pentium 8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Alder Lake-M
Architecture codename	Allendale (2006−2009)	Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date	November 2008 (16 years ago)	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$63	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron E1500 and Pentium 8500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	5 (Penta-Core)
Threads	2	6
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (shared)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	77 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	105 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E1500 and Pentium 8500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	LGA775	Intel BGA 1781
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E1500 and Pentium 8500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron E1500 and Pentium 8500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron E1500 and Pentium 8500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E1500 and Pentium 8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	800 MHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron E1500 and Pentium 8500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron E1500 and Pentium 8500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron E1500 and Pentium 8500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E1500 and Pentium 8500.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	14

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	5
Threads	2	6
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	9 Watt

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