i7-1280P vs Ryzen 5 8500G

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8500G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.23
+6.4%

Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms Core i7-1280P by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-1280P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking535585
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency19.9643.54
Architecture codenamePhoenix2 (2024)Alder Lake-P (2022)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-1280P 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1220
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size137 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors20,900 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-1280P 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
SocketAM5FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-1280P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-1280P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-1280P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-1280P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 740MIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-1280P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-1280P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-1280P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-1280P.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes1420

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.

Ryzen 5 8500G 14.23
+6.4%
i7-1280P 13.37

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.

Ryzen 5 8500G 21782
+6.5%
i7-1280P 20458

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.23 13.37
Recency 8 January 2024 23 February 2022
Physical cores 6 14
Threads 12 20
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 8500G has a 6.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

i7-1280P, on the other hand, has 133.3% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-1280P.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-1280P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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