Pentium Gold 8505 vs i5-11500B

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-11500B
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.98
+87.1%
Pentium Gold 8505
2022
6 threads, 55 Watt
5.87

Core i5-11500B outperforms Pentium Gold 8505 by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-11500B and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7071102
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency15.9910.10
Architecture codenameTiger Lake-H (2021)no data
Release date1 April 2021 (3 years ago)1 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-11500B 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)no data
Threads126
Base clock speed3.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L3 cache12 MB8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-11500B 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
Socketno dataFCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-11500B and Pentium Gold 8505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
vPro-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift++
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i5-11500B and Pentium Gold 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-11500B and Pentium Gold 8505 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-11500B and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesUp to 3200 MT/sDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® ProcessorsIntel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency1.45 GHz1.1 GHz
Execution Units3248

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-11500B and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-11500B and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-11500B and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.54.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-11500B and Pentium Gold 8505.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

i5-11500B 10.98
+87.1%
Pentium Gold 8505 5.87

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.

i5-11500B 17437
+86.9%
Pentium Gold 8505 9328

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.98 5.87
Recency 1 April 2021 1 January 2022
Threads 12 6
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 55 Watt

i5-11500B has a 87.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Pentium Gold 8505, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 18.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-11500B is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 8505 in performance tests.


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