Pentium Gold 8505 vs i5-1235U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-1235U
2022
10 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.39
+43.7%
Pentium Gold 8505
2022
5 cores / 6 threads, 55 Watt
5.84

Core i5-1235U outperforms Pentium Gold 8505 by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-1235U and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9091123
Place by popularity18not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-Mno data
Power efficiency53.0010.05
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-U (2022)no data
Release date23 February 2022 (2 years ago)1 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-1235U 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)5 (Penta-Core)
Performance-cores21
Efficient-cores84
Threads126
Base clock speed1.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)no data
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache12 MB (shared)8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-1235U 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
SocketFCBGA1744FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-1235U 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++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift++
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i5-1235U and Pentium Gold 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-1235U 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 i5-1235U and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligibleIntel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz1.1 GHz
Execution Units8048

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-1235U and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-1235U and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-1235U and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112.1
OpenGL4.64.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-1235U and Pentium Gold 8505.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes2020

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.

i5-1235U 8.39
+43.7%
Pentium Gold 8505 5.84

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.

i5-1235U 13333
+43.8%
Pentium Gold 8505 9275

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.39 5.84
Recency 23 February 2022 1 January 2022
Physical cores 10 5
Threads 12 6
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

i5-1235U has a 43.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-1235U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 8505 in performance tests.


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