Intel Pentium 8505 vs Intel Core i7-8700

Processor comparisons 10-01-2022

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Pentium 8505 vs Intel Core i7-8700 tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, rendering, programming, machine learning, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, AIDA64, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, WPrime, 3DMark, Blender, Prime95, SuperPi, Furmark, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, 7zip.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-8700 or Intel Pentium 8505.

Summary benchmark results

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

Pentium 8505

54%

Core i7-8700

53%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium 8505 is 1% better than Core i7-8700. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium 8505

53%

Core i7-8700

53%

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 run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.8	94.8
Valorant	106.6	107.7
Cyberpunk 2077	59.7	60.3
Apex Legends	100.2	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	80.0	80.8
Overwatch	86.4	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.6	74.3
DOOM Eternal	53.3	53.8
Warzone	83.2	84.0
Assassin's Creed	89.6	90.4
Valheim	88.5	89.4

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, 4K or FullHD. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium 8505

228%

Core i7-8700

64%

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 8505 is more energy efficient than the Core i7-8700 as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate 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 streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can 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 8505	Intel Core i7-8700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	190	203
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1390	1434
Cinbench 20 Single-core	455	481
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3157	3547
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1067	1146
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10406	7969

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

	Intel Pentium 8505	Intel Core i7-8700
Single-Core	2496	2706
Multi-Core	14568	13125

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

	Intel Pentium 8505	Intel Core i7-8700
Single-Core	1029	1260
Multi-Core	5713	6618

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. 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 even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium 8505	Intel Core i7-8700
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	October 01, 2017
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	4.6 MHz
Frequency	1.2 MHz	3.2 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	3200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	65 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	Yes
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 i7-8700 is 62% better than Pentium 8505 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-8700 has 1 more core than Pentium 8505. 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 8505 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-8700 is better: 25
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium 8505 and Intel Core i7-8700 before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Pentium 8505 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium 8505 specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-8700 specs and review.