i9-10885H vs i7-8500Y

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-8500Y
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
2.35
Core i9-10885H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
9.69
+312%

Core i9-10885H outperforms Core i7-8500Y by a whopping 312% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8500Y and Core i9-10885H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1808810
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency42.8619.64
Architecture codenameAmber Lake-Y (2018−2021)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date28 August 2018 (6 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$393$556

Detailed specifications

Core i7-8500Y and Core i9-10885H 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed1.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data206 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8500Y and Core i9-10885H 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
SocketFCBGA1515FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)5 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8500Y and Core i9-10885H. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPP-+
Smart Response+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-8500Y and Core i9-10885H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8500Y and Core i9-10885H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8500Y and Core i9-10885H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth29.861 GB/s45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 615Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.25 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8500Y and Core i9-10885H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8500Y and Core i9-10885H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hz4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP3840 x 2160@60Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840 x 2160@60Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8500Y and Core i9-10885H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8500Y and Core i9-10885H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1016

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-8500Y 2.35
i9-10885H 9.69
+312%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-8500Y 3590
i9-10885H 14824
+313%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-8500Y 3056
i9-10885H 12101
+296%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-8500Y 15.51
i9-10885H 3.86
+302%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-8500Y 247
i9-10885H 1517
+515%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-8500Y 131
i9-10885H 211
+61.7%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-8500Y 2.2
i9-10885H 9.9
+350%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-8500Y 14
i9-10885H 81
+472%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-8500Y 83
i9-10885H 218
+161%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-8500Y 2483
i9-10885H 6420
+159%

Blender(-)

i7-8500Y 1966
+551%
i9-10885H 302

7-Zip Single

i7-8500Y 4368
i9-10885H 5589
+28%

7-Zip

i7-8500Y 10709
i9-10885H 41823
+291%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.35 9.69
Recency 28 August 2018 2 April 2020
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 45 Watt

i7-8500Y has 800% lower power consumption.

i9-10885H, on the other hand, has a 312.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i9-10885H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-8500Y in performance tests.


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