i9-14900KS vs Pentium Gold 8500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i9-14900KS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	69
Place by popularity	not in top-100	8
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	24.78
Architecture codename	no data	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)	March 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$689

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i9-14900KS 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	6	32
Base clock speed	no data	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	5.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i9-14900KS 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	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	29 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i9-14900KS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i9-14900KS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i9-14900KS are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i9-14900KS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.65 GHz
Execution Units	48	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i9-14900KS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i9-14900KS integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i9-14900KS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 8500 and Core i9-14900KS.

PCIe version	no data	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	14	16

Pros & cons summary

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Threads	6	32
Power consumption (TDP)	29 Watt	150 Watt

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