Intel Pentium 8500 vs Intel Core i7-8086K

Processor comparisons   10-01-2022
   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium 8500 vs Intel Core i7-8086K and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, programming. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as SuperPi, 7zip, Furmark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, WPrime, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, Blender, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-8086K or Intel Pentium 8500.

Summary benchmark results

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

Pentium 8500

54%

Core i7-8086K

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium 8500

53%

Core i7-8086K

54%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.7	96.2
Valorant	106.4	109.3
Cyberpunk 2077	59.6	61.2
Apex Legends	100.0	102.8
Call of Duty Warzone	79.8	82.0
Overwatch	86.2	88.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.4	75.4
DOOM Eternal	53.2	54.7
Warzone	83.0	85.3
Assassin's Creed	89.4	91.8
Valheim	88.3	90.8

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 participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So 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

Pentium 8500

369%

Core i7-8086K

50%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Pentium 8500 is more energy efficient than the Core i7-8086K as it consumes less power: 9W vs. 95W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 Pentium 8500	Intel Core i7-8086K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	184	219
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1348	1448
Cinbench 20 Single-core	441	467
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3062	3292
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1035	1321
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10094	10209

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

	Intel Pentium 8500	Intel Core i7-8086K
Single-Core	2421	2896
Multi-Core	14131	14705

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

	Intel Pentium 8500	Intel Core i7-8086K
Single-Core	998	1427
Multi-Core	5542	8056

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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Pentium 8500	Intel Core i7-8086K
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	April 01, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Alder Lake-U	Coffee Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	12	8
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	5 MHz
Frequency	1 MHz	4 MHz
Cores	5	6
Threads	6	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	95 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	32 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	24 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-8086K is 75% better than Pentium 8500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-8086K has 1 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 Pentium 8500 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-8086K is better: 26
However, it should be realized 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 figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium 8500 and Intel Core i7-8086K before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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.

Intel Core i7-8086K - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-8086K specs and review.