Ryzen 5 7500F vs Pentium Gold 6500Y

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ryzen 5 7500F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1980	387
Place by popularity	not in top-100	14
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	70.00
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	35.96	24.71
Architecture codename	Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)	Raphael (2023−2024)
Release date	1 March 2021 (3 years ago)	22 July 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ryzen 5 7500F 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	no data	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ryzen 5 7500F 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	BGA1515	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ryzen 5 7500F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ryzen 5 7500F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
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 Ryzen 5 7500F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ryzen 5 7500F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	33.3 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 615	N/A
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	no data
Execution Units	23	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ryzen 5 7500F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ryzen 5 7500F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ryzen 5 7500F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Ryzen 5 7500F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	10	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.90	16.97
Recency	1 March 2021	22 July 2023
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	65 Watt

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