Pentium Gold 7505 vs Pentium G4600

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4600
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 51 Watt
2.27
Pentium Gold 7505
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.27
+44.1%

Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms Pentium G4600 by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold 7505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18101587
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.44no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency4.2120.63
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Tiger Lake-U (2020)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)17 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$87no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s4 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)160 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2.5 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4600 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold 7505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold 7505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® ME-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4600 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 G4600 and Pentium Gold 7505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.44.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold 7505.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

Pentium G4600 2.27
Pentium Gold 7505 3.27
+44.1%

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 G4600 3611
Pentium Gold 7505 5195
+43.9%

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.

Pentium G4600 739
Pentium Gold 7505 1362
+84.3%

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.

Pentium G4600 1524
Pentium Gold 7505 2625
+72.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.27 3.27
Integrated graphics card 3.10 5.58
Recency 3 January 2017 17 October 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium Gold 7505 has a 44.1% higher aggregate performance score, 80% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 240% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 7505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4600 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G4600 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 7505 is a notebook one.


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