Pentium Gold 8505 vs Core 2 Duo E7400

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E7400
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.65
Pentium Gold 8505
2022
6 threads, 55 Watt
5.87
+803%

Pentium Gold 8505 outperforms Core 2 Duo E7400 by a whopping 803% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27501102
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.9510.10
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)no data
Release dateOctober 2008 (16 years ago)1 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7400 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 cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Threads26
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache3 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KB8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7400 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium Gold 8505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium Gold 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium Gold 8505 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium Gold 8505.

PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Core 2 Duo E7400 0.65
Pentium Gold 8505 5.87
+803%

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.

Core 2 Duo E7400 1030
Pentium Gold 8505 9328
+806%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 5.87
Threads 2 6
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 55 Watt

Pentium Gold 8505 has a 803.1% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more threads, and 18.2% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 8505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E7400 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E7400 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 8505 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium Gold 8505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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