Pentium Gold 8505 vs N100

Primary details

Comparing N100 and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1512	1074
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

N100 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.

Threads	4	6
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.4 GHz
L3 cache	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on N100 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	FCBGA1264	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by N100 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
GPIO	+	no data
Status	Launched	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

N100 and Pentium Gold 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by N100 and Pentium Gold 8505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by N100 and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	1	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	24	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of N100 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by N100 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160@60Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by N100 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by N100 and Pentium Gold 8505.

PCI Express lanes	9	20
USB revision	2.0/3.2	no data

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	3.57	6.10
Recency	1 January 2023	1 January 2022
Threads	4	6
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	55 Watt

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