Pentium Gold G6505 vs i5-9300HF

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9300HF and Pentium Gold G6505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1261	1665
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)	Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date	30 April 2019 (5 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9300HF and Pentium Gold G6505 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9300HF and Pentium Gold G6505 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9300HF and Pentium Gold G6505. 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
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Core i5-9300HF and Pentium Gold G6505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9300HF and Pentium Gold G6505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9300HF and Pentium Gold G6505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-9300HF and Pentium Gold G6505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-9300HF and Pentium Gold G6505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-9300HF and Pentium Gold G6505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9300HF and Pentium Gold G6505.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.73	2.83
Recency	30 April 2019	16 March 2021
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	58 Watt

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