Pentium Gold 8505 vs i7-12700

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-12700 and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	299	1122
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	28.16	10.05
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-S (2022)	no data
Release date	January 2022 (2 years ago)	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-12700 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	no data
Threads	20	6
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	215 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12700 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12700 and Pentium Gold 8505. 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	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Core i7-12700 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 i7-12700 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 i7-12700 and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 770	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.5 GHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	32	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-12700 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-12700 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-12700 and Pentium Gold 8505 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 i7-12700 and Pentium Gold 8505.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	20

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	19.34	5.84
Integrated graphics card	6.16	5.58
Threads	20	6
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

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