Pentium Gold 7505 vs i7-2920XM

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-2920XM
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 55 Watt
2.70
Pentium Gold 7505
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.27
+21.1%

Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms Core i7-2920XM by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2920XM and Pentium Gold 7505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17131598
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency4.6520.63
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Tiger Lake-U (2020)
Release date3 January 2011 (13 years ago)17 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,096no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2920XM 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)160 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)2.5 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm SuperFin
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2920XM 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 configuration11
SocketFCPGA988FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2920XM and Pentium Gold 7505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-2920XM and Pentium Gold 7505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2920XM and Pentium Gold 7505 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2920XM and Pentium Gold 7505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 3000Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHz1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2920XM and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported24
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-2920XM and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-2920XM and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2920XM and Pentium Gold 7505.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i7-2920XM 2.70
Pentium Gold 7505 3.27
+21.1%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
    • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
    • Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
    • Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
    • 3DMark06 CPU
    • wPrime 32
    • Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
    • TrueCrypt AES
    • WinRAR 4.0
    • x264 encoding pass 2
    • x264 encoding pass 1

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.

i7-2920XM 4286
Pentium Gold 7505 5195
+21.2%

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.

i7-2920XM 417
Pentium Gold 7505 1356
+225%

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.

i7-2920XM 1395
Pentium Gold 7505 2617
+87.6%

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.

i7-2920XM 4379
Pentium Gold 7505 6773
+54.7%

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.

i7-2920XM 17188
+22%
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.

i7-2920XM 6131
+25.4%
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.

i7-2920XM 8.44
+71.6%
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.

i7-2920XM 6
+34.2%
Pentium Gold 7505 4

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.

i7-2920XM 3
+22.9%
Pentium Gold 7505 2.4

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.

i7-2920XM 3923
+55.6%
Pentium Gold 7505 2522

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.  

i7-2920XM 31
+23.7%
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.  

i7-2920XM 131
+0.2%
Pentium Gold 7505 131

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.70 3.27
Integrated graphics card 0.66 5.59
Recency 3 January 2011 17 October 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

i7-2920XM has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Gold 7505, on the other hand, has a 21.1% higher aggregate performance score, 747% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 7505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-2920XM in performance tests.


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