i5-12400T vs Pentium Gold 7505

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 7505
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.33
Core i5-12400T
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
10.38
+212%

Core i5-12400T outperforms Pentium Gold 7505 by a whopping 212% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i5-12400T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1585758
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Tiger Lakeno data
Power efficiency20.6227.55
Architecture codenameTiger Lake-U (2020)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date17 October 2020 (4 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i5-12400T 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache160 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2.5 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm SuperFinIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i5-12400T 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
SocketFCBGA1449FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i5-12400T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i5-12400T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i5-12400T are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i5-12400T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 730
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHz1.45 GHz
Execution Units4824

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i5-12400T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i5-12400T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@60Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680x4320@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i5-12400T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112
OpenGL4.64.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i5-12400T.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 7505 3.33
i5-12400T 10.38
+212%

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 7505 5193
i5-12400T 16185
+212%

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 Gold 7505 1362
i5-12400T 2020
+48.3%

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 Gold 7505 2625
i5-12400T 7080
+170%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.33 10.38
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium Gold 7505 has 133.3% lower power consumption.

i5-12400T, on the other hand, has a 211.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Core i5-12400T is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 7505 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Gold 7505 is a notebook processor while Core i5-12400T is a desktop one.


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