Pentium Gold 8505 vs Processor N97
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Gold 8505 outperforms Processor N97 by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Processor N97 and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1540 | 1098 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 27.20 | 10.11 |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-N (2023) | no data |
| Release date | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 1 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Processor N97 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Processor N97 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1264 | FCBGA1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Processor N97 and Pentium Gold 8505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Processor N97 and Pentium Gold 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Processor N97 and Pentium Gold 8505 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Processor N97 and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) | Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 48 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Processor N97 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Processor N97 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Processor N97 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Processor N97 and Pentium Gold 8505.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.58 | 6.10 |
| Recency | 3 January 2023 | 1 January 2022 |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 55 Watt |
Processor N97 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 358.3% lower power consumption.
Pentium Gold 8505, on the other hand, has a 70.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more threads.
The Pentium Gold 8505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N97 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Processor N97 and Pentium Gold 8505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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