Pentium Gold 7505 vs i3-6167U

Place in the ranking	1896	1587
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency	6.93	20.63
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Tiger Lake-U (2020)
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	17 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$304	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-6167U 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	2.7 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2.5 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6167U 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	FCBGA1356	FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6167U and Pentium Gold 7505. 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	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	64 MB	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i3-6167U and Pentium Gold 7505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6167U and Pentium Gold 7505 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6167U and Pentium Gold 7505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel Iris Graphics 550	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-6167U and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-6167U and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-6167U and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6167U and Pentium Gold 7505.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

i3-6167U 2.05

Pentium Gold 7505 3.27
+59.5%

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.

i3-6167U 3255

Pentium Gold 7505 5195
+59.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.05	3.27
Integrated graphics card	3.70	5.58
Recency	1 September 2015	17 October 2020
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	15 Watt

Pentium Gold 7505 has a 59.5% higher aggregate performance score, 50.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 7505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-6167U in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-6167U and Pentium Gold 7505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.