Pentium Gold 8505 vs Pentium 6805

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 6805
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.79
Pentium Gold 8505
2022
5 cores / 6 threads, 55 Watt
5.84
+109%

Pentium Gold 8505 outperforms Pentium 6805 by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 6805 and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16931123
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency17.6010.05
Architecture codenameIce Lake-Y (2020)no data
Release date1 October 2020 (4 years ago)1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 6805 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 cores2 (Dual-core)5 (Penta-Core)
Performance-coresno data1
Efficient-coresno data4
Threads46
Base clock speed1.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size123 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 6805 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
SocketFCBGA1526FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 6805 and Pentium Gold 8505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium 6805 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 Pentium 6805 and Pentium Gold 8505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 6805 and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733DDR5-4800, 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 UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency850 MHz1.1 GHz
Execution Units3248

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 6805 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 6805 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 6805 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 6805 and Pentium Gold 8505.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Pentium 6805 2.79
Pentium Gold 8505 5.84
+109%

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.

Pentium 6805 4424
Pentium Gold 8505 9275
+110%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.79 5.84
Recency 1 October 2020 1 January 2022
Physical cores 2 5
Threads 4 6
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

Pentium 6805 has 266.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold 8505, on the other hand, has a 109.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 150% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Pentium Gold 8505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 6805 in performance tests.


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