Pentium 8505 vs Xeon W-2125
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2125 and Pentium 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 1056 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.45 | no data |
Market segment | Server | Laptop |
Series | Intel Xeon W | Intel Alder Lake-M |
Power efficiency | 4.99 | no data |
Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Alder Lake-U (2022) |
Release date | 29 August 2017 (7 years ago) | 23 February 2022 (2 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $444 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2125 and Pentium 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) | 5 (Penta-Core) |
Threads | 8 | 6 |
Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
Multiplier | 40 | no data |
L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 8.25 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
Die size | 484 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 64 °C | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2125 and Pentium 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
Socket | FCLGA2066 | Intel BGA 1744 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2125 and Pentium 8505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | + | + |
vPro | + | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Speed Shift | + | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
TSX | + | + |
Idle States | + | no data |
Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
Flex Memory Access | - | + |
Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2125 and Pentium 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | + |
EDB | + | no data |
Secure Key | + | + |
MPX | + | - |
Identity Protection | + | - |
SGX | - | no data |
OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2125 and Pentium 8505 are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | + |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2125 and Pentium 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666 | DDR4, DDR5 |
Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 64 GB |
Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | 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 Xeon W-2125 and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-2125 and Pentium 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 Xeon W-2125 and Pentium 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 Xeon W-2125 and Pentium 8505.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 48 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 29 August 2017 | 23 February 2022 |
Physical cores | 4 | 5 |
Threads | 8 | 6 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon W-2125 has 33.3% more threads.
Pentium 8505, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 25% more physical cores, and 700% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon W-2125 and Pentium 8505. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon W-2125 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 8505 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2125 and Pentium 8505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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