Pentium Gold 8505 vs Apple M1
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Gold 8505 outperforms Apple M1 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M1 and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1205 | 1123 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 10.05 |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 1 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M1 and Pentium Gold 8505 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 5 (Penta-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 1 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 16000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on M1 and Pentium Gold 8505 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FCBGA1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 and Pentium Gold 8505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
M1 and Pentium Gold 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 and Pentium Gold 8505 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 48 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of M1 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by M1 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by M1 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 and Pentium Gold 8505.
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.17 | 5.84 |
| Integrated graphics card | 14.05 | 5.59 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 1 January 2022 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 5 |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
Apple M1 has 151.3% faster integrated GPU, and 60% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
Pentium Gold 8505, on the other hand, has a 13% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.
The Pentium Gold 8505 is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 and Pentium Gold 8505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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