Pentium Gold 8505 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5900X
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
24.61
+321%
Pentium Gold 8505
2022
5 cores / 6 threads, 55 Watt
5.84

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Pentium Gold 8505 by a whopping 321% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900X and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2061122
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation32.25no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency22.1710.04
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)no data
Release date5 November 2020 (4 years ago)1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900X 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)5 (Penta-Core)
Threads246
Base clock speed3.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache64 MB8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors0 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900X 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Pentium Gold 8505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900X and Pentium Gold 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Pentium Gold 8505 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 9 5900X and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-1.1 GHz
Execution Units-48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5900X and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12.1
OpenGL-4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Pentium Gold 8505.

PCIe version4.0no data
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.

Ryzen 9 5900X 24.61
+321%
Pentium Gold 8505 5.84

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 9 5900X 39097
+322%
Pentium Gold 8505 9275

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.61 5.84
Recency 5 November 2020 1 January 2022
Physical cores 12 5
Threads 24 6
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900X has a 321.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 140% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Pentium Gold 8505, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 90.9% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 5900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 8505 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 5900X is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 8505 is a notebook one.


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