Pentium Gold 7505 vs Pentium G3260
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms Pentium G3260 by a whopping 148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2268 | 1596 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Tiger Lake |
| Power efficiency | 2.36 | 20.62 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Tiger Lake-U (2020) |
| Release date | 1 January 2015 (9 years ago) | 17 October 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 4 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 2.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 10 nm SuperFin |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505 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 | FCLGA1150 | FCBGA1449 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors |
| Max video memory | 1.7 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | 1.25 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 48 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 4 |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
| VGA | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080@60Hz | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600@60Hz | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | 7680x4320@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.1/12 | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505.
| PCIe version | Up to 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.32 | 3.27 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.77 | 5.58 |
| Recency | 1 January 2015 | 17 October 2020 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 15 Watt |
Pentium Gold 7505 has a 147.7% higher aggregate performance score, 624.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 253.3% lower power consumption.
The Pentium Gold 7505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3260 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium G3260 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 7505 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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