Pentium Gold 7505 vs Core i3-330M
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms i3-330M by a whopping 409% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-330M and Pentium Gold 7505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2660 | 1518 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | Intel Tiger Lake |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | Tiger Lake-U |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 17 October 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-330M and Pentium Gold 7505 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.03 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus support | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 (rPGA) -100 (BGA) °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 382 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-330M and Pentium Gold 7505 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | BGA1288, PGA988 | BGA1449 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-330M and Pentium Gold 7505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-330M and Pentium Gold 7505 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-330M and Pentium Gold 7505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1066 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.051 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-330M and Pentium Gold 7505.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
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.
Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms Core i3-330M by 409% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms Core i3-330M by 409% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms Core i3-330M by 390% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms Core i3-330M by 351% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms Core i3-330M by 191% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms Core i3-330M by 157% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms Core i3-330M by 119% in 3DMark06 CPU.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Core i3-330M outperforms Pentium Gold 7505 by 65% in wPrime 32.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms Core i3-330M by 156% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.66 | 3.36 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 17 October 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Pentium Gold 7505 has a 409.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The Pentium Gold 7505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-330M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-330M and Pentium Gold 7505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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