Intel Core i9-9880H vs Intel Pentium 8500

Processor comparisons 18-01-2022

   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i9-9880H vs Intel Pentium 8500 tests and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, rendering, video editing, machine learning, streaming. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, Prime95, WPrime, PCMark 10, PassMark, 7zip, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, Blender, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Blender, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Rainbow Six Siege
Valheim
Red Dead Redemption 2
Cyberpunk 2077
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion
DOOM: Eternal
Fallout 76
Halo Infinite
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Valorant
Fortnite
Apex Legends
Last Man Standing

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium 8500 or Intel Core i9-9880H.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i9-9880H

54%

Pentium 8500

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-9880H

54%

Pentium 8500

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.4	93.7
Valorant	108.4	106.4
Cyberpunk 2077	60.7	59.6
Apex Legends	101.9	100.0
Call of Duty Warzone	81.3	79.8
Overwatch	87.8	86.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.8	73.4
DOOM Eternal	54.2	53.2
Warzone	84.5	83.0
Assassin's Creed	91.0	89.4
Valheim	90.0	88.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i9-9880H

82%

Pentium 8500

369%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Pentium 8500 is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9880H as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 9W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i9-9880H	Intel Pentium 8500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	191	184
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1535	1348
Cinbench 20 Single-core	447	441
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3462	3062
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1162	1035
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8311	10094

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i9-9880H	Intel Pentium 8500
Single-Core	2554	2421
Multi-Core	14080	14131

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i9-9880H	Intel Pentium 8500
Single-Core	1118	998
Multi-Core	7238	5542

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i9-9880H	Intel Pentium 8500
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	January 07, 2022
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCBGA1744
Core name	Coffee Lake	Alder Lake-U
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	9	12
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	1 MHz
Cores	8	5
Threads	16	6
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	8600 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	9 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max. Memory	128 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	16 MB	24 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-9880H is 56% better than Pentium 8500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9880H has 3 more core than Pentium 8500. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-9880H is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium 8500 is better: 9
Although it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i9-9880H and Intel Pentium 8500 before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i9-9880H - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i9-9880H specs and review.

Intel Pentium 8500 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Pentium 8500 specs and review.