Pentium Gold 8505 vs Pentium Gold 6405U

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 6405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.73
Pentium Gold 8505
2022
6 threads, 55 Watt
5.87
+239%

Pentium Gold 8505 outperforms Pentium Gold 6405U by a whopping 239% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 6405U and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20281100
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Comet Lakeno data
Power efficiency10.9110.10
Architecture codenameComet Lake-U (2019−2020)no data
Release date31 October 2019 (5 years ago)1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 6405U 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)no data
Threads46
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cache2 MB8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 6405U 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
SocketFCBGA1528FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Pentium Gold 8505. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 6405U and Pentium Gold 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 6405U 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 Pentium Gold 6405U and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/sno data

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
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHz1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 6405U and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.54.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Pentium Gold 8505.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes1220

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.73 5.87
Recency 31 October 2019 1 January 2022
Threads 4 6
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

Pentium Gold 6405U has 266.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold 8505, on the other hand, has a 239.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 50% more threads.

The Pentium Gold 8505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 6405U in performance tests.


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