Intel Atom x7425E vs Intel Core i7-8500Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x7425E and Intel Core i7-8500Y processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Atom x7425E

Intel Core i7-8500Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x7425E

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1970 vs 1448
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5502 vs 2474

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 30 August 2018
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1970 vs 1448
PassMark - CPU mark	5502 vs 2474

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8500Y

Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 12 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 12 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x7425E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8500Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1970

1448

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5502

2474

Name	Intel Atom x7425E	Intel Core i7-8500Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	1970	1448
PassMark - CPU mark	5502	2474
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1243
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1243
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2191
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2191
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3632
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3632

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x7425E	Intel Core i7-8500Y
Essentials
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	30 August 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$58
Place in performance rating	1266	1262
Architecture codename		Amber Lake Y
Price now		$393
Processor Number		i7-8500Y
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.69
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1500 MHz	1.50 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1264	FCBGA1515
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		3.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		7 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.60 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		20mm X 16.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes		10
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x591C
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 615
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)