i7-13700K vs Pentium 8500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 8500 and Core i7-13700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated148
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data61.25
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-MIntel Core i7
Power efficiencyno data10.93
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-U (2022)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date23 February 2022 (2 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$409

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium 8500 and Core i7-13700K 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads624
Base clock speed1 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5.4 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache80K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 8500 and Core i7-13700K 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 1781FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)9 Watt125 W, 253 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 8500 and Core i7-13700K. 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++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Pentium 8500 and Core i7-13700K 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 i7-13700K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 8500 and Core i7-13700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.604 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency800 MHz1.6 GHz
Execution Units4832

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 8500 and Core i7-13700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 8500 and Core i7-13700K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 8500 and Core i7-13700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112
OpenGL4.64.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 8500 and Core i7-13700K.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1420

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 February 2022 27 September 2022
Physical cores 5 16
Threads 6 24
Power consumption (TDP) 9 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium 8500 has 1288.9% lower power consumption.

i7-13700K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 220% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 8500 and Core i7-13700K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium 8500 is a notebook processor while Core i7-13700K is a desktop one.


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