i7-1255U vs Pentium Gold 6500Y

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 6500Y
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
1.90
Core i7-1255U
2022
10 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.53
+349%

Core i7-1255U outperforms Pentium Gold 6500Y by a whopping 349% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i7-1255U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1979896
Place by popularitynot in top-10074
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency35.9453.78
Architecture codenameAmber Lake-Y (2018−2021)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date1 March 2021 (3 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i7-1255U 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed1.1 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i7-1255U 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
SocketBGA1515Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i7-1255U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i7-1255U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i7-1255U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i7-1255U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth33.3 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 615Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1250 MHz)
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data
Execution Units23no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i7-1255U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i7-1255U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i7-1255U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i7-1255U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1020

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 Gold 6500Y 1.90
i7-1255U 8.53
+349%

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 Gold 6500Y 3015
i7-1255U 13544
+349%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.90 8.53
Integrated graphics card 1.98 9.47
Recency 1 March 2021 23 February 2022
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium Gold 6500Y has 200% lower power consumption.

i7-1255U, on the other hand, has a 348.9% higher aggregate performance score, 378.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 months, 400% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-1255U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 6500Y in performance tests.


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