i5-3230M vs Pentium Gold 8500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i5-3230M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2084
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	no data	4.35
Architecture codename	no data	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)	1 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$225

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i5-3230M 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	no data	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	6	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	118 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i5-3230M 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	FCBGA1781	FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	29 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i5-3230M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i5-3230M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i5-3230M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i5-3230M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel HD Graphics 4000
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	48	no data
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i5-3230M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	4	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i5-3230M 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 Gold 8500 and Core i5-3230M 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 Gold 8500 and Core i5-3230M.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	14	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2022	1 January 2013
Threads	6	4
Power consumption (TDP)	29 Watt	35 Watt

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