Pentium Extreme Edition 965 vs Pentium Gold 7505

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 7505
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.27
+427%
Pentium Extreme Edition 965
2006
2 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
0.62

Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms Pentium Extreme Edition 965 by a whopping 427% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 7505 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15962791
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Tiger Lakeno data
Power efficiency20.620.45
Architecture codenameTiger Lake-U (2020)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date17 October 2020 (4 years ago)26 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 7505 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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 speed2 GHz3.733 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz0.73 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache160 KB16 KB (per core)
L2 cache2.5 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MBno data
Chip lithography10 nm SuperFin65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data67 °C
Number of transistorsno data376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 7505 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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
SocketFCBGA1449775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. 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)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 7505 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel ProcessorsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
Execution Units48no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 7505 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680x4320@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no 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 Gold 7505 3.27
+427%
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 0.62

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 5195
+426%
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 987

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.27 0.62
Recency 17 October 2020 26 March 2006
Chip lithography 10 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 130 Watt

Pentium Gold 7505 has a 427.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 7505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Gold 7505 is a notebook processor while Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 7505 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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