Pentium Gold 8505 vs Celeron G4900

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G4900
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.54
Pentium Gold 8505
2022
6 threads, 55 Watt
5.98
+288%

Pentium Gold 8505 outperforms Celeron G4900 by a whopping 288% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G4900 and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21381101
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.95no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency2.6510.10
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)no data
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$42no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G4900 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 cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Threads26
Base clock speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache2 MB8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G4900 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G4900 and Pentium Gold 8505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron G4900 and Pentium Gold 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G4900 and Pentium Gold 8505 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G4900 and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 610Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G4900 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G4900 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G4900 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.54.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G4900 and Pentium Gold 8505.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

Celeron G4900 1.54
Pentium Gold 8505 5.98
+288%

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.

Celeron G4900 2394
Pentium Gold 8505 9328
+290%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.54 5.98
Recency 2 April 2018 1 January 2022
Threads 2 6
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 55 Watt

Celeron G4900 has 1.9% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold 8505, on the other hand, has a 288.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 200% more threads.

The Pentium Gold 8505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G4900 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G4900 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 8505 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G4900 and Pentium Gold 8505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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