7 150UL vs Pentium 8500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 8500 and Core 7 150UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Alder Lake-M	no data
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-U (2022)	Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)	8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 8500 and Core 7 150UL 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 cores	5 (Penta-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	6	12
Base clock speed	1 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 8500 and Core 7 150UL 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	Intel BGA 1781	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	9 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 8500 and Core 7 150UL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Pentium 8500 and Core 7 150UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 8500 and Core 7 150UL are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 8500 and Core 7 150UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	no data
Execution Units	48	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 8500 and Core 7 150UL integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 8500 and Core 7 150UL integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 8500 and Core 7 150UL integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 8500 and Core 7 150UL.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	14	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 February 2022	8 April 2024
Physical cores	5	10
Threads	6	12
Power consumption (TDP)	9 Watt	15 Watt

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