Pentium Gold 8505 vs i7-4940MX

Place in the ranking	1367	1122
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Power efficiency	7.14	10.05
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	no data
Release date	20 January 2014 (10 years ago)	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,096	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4940MX 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	4 (Quad-Core)	no data
Threads	8	6
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	177 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4940MX 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	FCPGA946	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	57 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4940MX 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	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i7-4940MX and Pentium Gold 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4940MX and Pentium Gold 8505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4940MX and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 4600	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4940MX and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4940MX and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4940MX and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4940MX and Pentium Gold 8505.

PCIe version	3	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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.

i7-4940MX 4.30

Pentium Gold 8505 5.84
+35.8%

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.

i7-4940MX 6832

Pentium Gold 8505 9275
+35.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.30	5.84
Integrated graphics card	1.84	5.58
Recency	20 January 2014	1 January 2022
Threads	8	6
Power consumption (TDP)	57 Watt	55 Watt

i7-4940MX has 33.3% more threads.

Pentium Gold 8505, on the other hand, has a 35.8% higher aggregate performance score, 203.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, and 3.6% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 8505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-4940MX in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-4940MX and Pentium Gold 8505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.