Pentium 8500 vs i7-4770

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4770 and Pentium 8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1331not rated
Place by popularity75not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.50no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency5.01no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$500no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-4770 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)5 (Penta-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4770 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1150Intel BGA 1781
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4770 and Pentium 8500. 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data-
SIPP+-
FDI+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-4770 and Pentium 8500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4770 and Pentium 8500 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4770 and Pentium 8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4600Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data48
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4770 and Pentium 8500 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4770 and Pentium 8500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4770 and Pentium 8500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212.1
OpenGL4.34.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4770 and Pentium 8500.

PCIe versionUp to 3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1614

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.84 5.58
Recency 2 June 2013 23 February 2022
Physical cores 4 5
Threads 8 6
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 9 Watt

i7-4770 has 33.3% more threads.

Pentium 8500, on the other hand, has 203.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 25% more physical cores, and 833.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-4770 and Pentium 8500. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-4770 is a desktop processor while Pentium 8500 is a notebook one.


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