Pentium Gold 8505 vs i7-4710HQ

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-4710HQ
2014
4 cores / 8 threads, 47 Watt
3.48
Pentium Gold 8505
2022
6 threads, 55 Watt
5.87
+68.7%

Pentium Gold 8505 outperforms Core i7-4710HQ by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4710HQ and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15341102
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency7.0110.10
Architecture codenameCrystalwell (2013−2014)no data
Release date1 April 2014 (10 years ago)1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4710HQ 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 speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size264 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4710HQ 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
SocketFCBGA1364FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4710HQ 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++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDI+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-4710HQ and Pentium Gold 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4710HQ and Pentium Gold 8505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4710HQ and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
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 4600Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4710HQ and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4710HQ and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@30Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4710HQ and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212.1
OpenGL4.34.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4710HQ and Pentium Gold 8505.

PCIe version3no 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.

i7-4710HQ 3.48
Pentium Gold 8505 5.87
+68.7%

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.

i7-4710HQ 5525
Pentium Gold 8505 9328
+68.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.48 5.87
Integrated graphics card 1.84 5.58
Recency 1 April 2014 1 January 2022
Threads 8 6
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 55 Watt

i7-4710HQ has 33.3% more threads, and 17% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold 8505, on the other hand, has a 68.7% higher aggregate performance score, 203.3% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 7 years.

The Pentium Gold 8505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-4710HQ in performance tests.


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