Pentium Gold 7505 vs Ryzen 3 1300X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 1300X
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.56
+34.5%

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Pentium Gold 7505 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1300X and Pentium Gold 7505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13361583
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.08no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency6.4020.61
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Tiger Lake-U (2020)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)17 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$129no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1300X and Pentium Gold 7505 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)160 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2.5 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm SuperFin
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1300X and Pentium Gold 7505 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Pentium Gold 7505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 1300X and Pentium Gold 7505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Pentium Gold 7505 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Pentium Gold 7505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.25 GHz
Execution Units-48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 1300X and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12.1
OpenGL-4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Pentium Gold 7505.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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.

Ryzen 3 1300X 4.56
+34.5%
Pentium Gold 7505 3.39

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.

Ryzen 3 1300X 6973
+34.3%
Pentium Gold 7505 5192

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.

Ryzen 3 1300X 1101
Pentium Gold 7505 1361
+23.6%

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.

Ryzen 3 1300X 3121
+19%
Pentium Gold 7505 2623

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 3 1300X 4676
Pentium Gold 7505 6773
+44.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 3 1300X 16094
+14.2%
Pentium Gold 7505 14093

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 3 1300X 6310
+29%
Pentium Gold 7505 4890

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 3 1300X 10.8
+34.1%
Pentium Gold 7505 14.48

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 3 1300X 6
+42.2%
Pentium Gold 7505 4

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 3 1300X 558
+39.5%
Pentium Gold 7505 400

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 1300X 152
Pentium Gold 7505 165
+8.6%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 1300X 1.72
Pentium Gold 7505 1.93
+12.2%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 3 1300X 3
+25%
Pentium Gold 7505 2.4

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 3 1300X 38
+54.2%
Pentium Gold 7505 25

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 3 1300X 182
+38.5%
Pentium Gold 7505 131

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 3 1300X 2677
+6.1%
Pentium Gold 7505 2522

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 1300X 5210
+124%
Pentium Gold 7505 2326

Blender(-)

Ryzen 3 1300X 870
Pentium Gold 7505 1150
+32.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 3 1300X 920
Pentium Gold 7505 1129
+22.7%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 3 1300X 3772
Pentium Gold 7505 4062
+7.7%

7-Zip

Ryzen 3 1300X 13712
+27.5%
Pentium Gold 7505 10756

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 3 1300X 171
Pentium Gold 7505 184
+7.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.56 3.39
Recency 27 July 2017 17 October 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 1300X has a 34.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold 7505, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 1300X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 7505 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 1300X is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 7505 is a notebook one.


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