Pentium 8505 vs i5-8250U

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8250U and Pentium 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1458not rated
Place by popularity38not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency24.48no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date21 August 2017 (7 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$297no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8250U and Pentium 8505 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)5 (Penta-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache256 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size123 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8250U and Pentium 8505 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8250U and Pentium 8505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Response+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-8250U and Pentium 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8250U and Pentium 8505 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8250U and Pentium 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 620Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8250U and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8250U and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8250U and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.44.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8250U and Pentium 8505.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1220

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 2.43 5.58
Recency 21 August 2017 23 February 2022
Physical cores 4 5
Threads 8 6

i5-8250U has 33.3% more threads.

Pentium 8505, on the other hand, has 129.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and 25% more physical cores.

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