Intel Pentium 8500 vs Intel Core i9-10885H

Processor comparisons 10-01-2022

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Pentium 8500 vs Intel Core i9-10885H and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, rendering. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, Furmark, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, Prime95, 3DMark, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, PassMark, RealBench, Gears 5, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, Handbrake, AIDA64, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10885H 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 i9-10885H

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium 8500

53%

Core i9-10885H

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, 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: Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.7	96.5
Valorant	106.4	109.6
Cyberpunk 2077	59.6	61.4
Apex Legends	100.0	103.0
Call of Duty Warzone	79.8	82.2
Overwatch	86.2	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.4	75.6
DOOM Eternal	53.2	54.8
Warzone	83.0	85.5
Assassin's Creed	89.4	92.1
Valheim	88.3	91.0

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 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. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 i9-10885H

75%

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 i9-10885H since it has less power consumption: 9W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor 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 you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

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

	Intel Pentium 8500	Intel Core i9-10885H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	184	213
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1348	1582
Cinbench 20 Single-core	441	493
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3062	3542
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1035	1105
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10094	10708

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

	Intel Pentium 8500	Intel Core i9-10885H
Single-Core	2421	2917
Multi-Core	14131	16129

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

	Intel Pentium 8500	Intel Core i9-10885H
Single-Core	998	1017
Multi-Core	5542	8304

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest 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 i9-10885H
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1440
Core name	Alder Lake-U	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	12	10
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	5.3 MHz
Frequency	1 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	5	8
Threads	6	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	45 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	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory	32 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	24 MB	16 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 i9-10885H is 58% better than Pentium 8500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10885H 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 Pentium 8500 is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10885H is better: 26
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Pentium 8500 and Intel Core i9-10885H before deciding which of the CPUs 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 i9-10885H - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-10885H specs and review.