Pentium Gold G6505 vs i9-11900F
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-11900F outperforms Pentium Gold G6505 by a whopping 408% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i9-11900F and Pentium Gold G6505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 530 | 1701 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 20.34 | 4.48 |
| Architecture codename | Rocket Lake (2021) | Comet Lake-R (2021) |
| Release date | 16 March 2021 (3 years ago) | 16 March 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $75 |
Detailed specifications
Core i9-11900F and Pentium Gold G6505 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-11900F and Pentium Gold G6505 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1200 | 1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 58 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-11900F and Pentium Gold G6505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i9-11900F and Pentium Gold G6505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-11900F and Pentium Gold G6505 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-11900F and Pentium Gold G6505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 50 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-11900F and Pentium Gold G6505.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.98 | 2.75 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 58 Watt |
i9-11900F has a 408.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Pentium Gold G6505, on the other hand, has 12.1% lower power consumption.
The Core i9-11900F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6505 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-11900F and Pentium Gold G6505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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