Ultra 7 256V vs Pentium 8500

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium 8500 and Core Ultra 7 256V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-Mno data
Power efficiencyno data69.93
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-U (2022)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date23 February 2022 (2 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 8500 and Core Ultra 7 256V 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 cores5 (Penta-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed1 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache80K (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 8500 and Core Ultra 7 256V 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
SocketIntel BGA 1781FCBGA2833
Power consumption (TDP)9 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 8500 and Core Ultra 7 256V. 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++
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost++
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Pentium 8500 and Core Ultra 7 256V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 8500 and Core Ultra 7 256V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 8500 and Core Ultra 7 256V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel Arc Graphics 140V
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency800 MHz1.95 GHz
Execution Units48no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 8500 and Core Ultra 7 256V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported43

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 8500 and Core Ultra 7 256V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 8500 and Core Ultra 7 256V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112.2
OpenGL4.64.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 8500 and Core Ultra 7 256V.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes144
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 5.58 13.29
Recency 23 February 2022 24 September 2024
Physical cores 5 8
Threads 6 8
Power consumption (TDP) 9 Watt 17 Watt

Pentium 8500 has 88.9% lower power consumption.

Ultra 7 256V, on the other hand, has 138.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and 60% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

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