Pentium Gold 8505 vs i5-10210U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-10210U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.90
Pentium Gold 8505
2022
6 threads, 55 Watt
5.84
+49.7%

Pentium Gold 8505 outperforms Core i5-10210U by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14521122
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesComet Lakeno data
Power efficiency14.7710.06
Architecture codenameComet Lake-U (2019−2020)no data
Release date21 August 2019 (5 years ago)1 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10210U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)no data
Threads86
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10210U 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
SocketFCBGA1528FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold 8505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-10210U 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 Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold 8505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.1 GHz
Execution Units2448

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.54.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10210U 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.

i5-10210U 3.90
Pentium Gold 8505 5.84
+49.7%

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.

i5-10210U 6200
Pentium Gold 8505 9275
+49.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.90 5.84
Recency 21 August 2019 1 January 2022
Threads 8 6
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

i5-10210U has 33.3% more threads, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold 8505, on the other hand, has a 49.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The Pentium Gold 8505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10210U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold 8505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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