Pentium Gold G6505 vs i9-11980HK

Place in the ranking	501	1687
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Tiger Lake	no data
Power efficiency	20.86	4.48
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-HK (2021)	Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$75

Detailed specifications

Core i9-11980HK 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	2.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-11980HK 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	FCBGA1787	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-11980HK 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	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i9-11980HK and Pentium Gold G6505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-11980HK and Pentium Gold G6505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-11980HK and Pentium Gold G6505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.45 GHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	32	no data
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-11980HK and Pentium Gold G6505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-11980HK and Pentium Gold G6505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-11980HK and Pentium Gold G6505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-11980HK 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.

i9-11980HK 14.81
+421%

Pentium Gold G6505 2.84

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.

i9-11980HK 22755
+421%

Pentium Gold G6505 4371

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.81	2.84
Recency	11 May 2021	16 March 2021
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	58 Watt

i9-11980HK has a 421.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Gold G6505, on the other hand, has 12.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-11980HK is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6505 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i9-11980HK is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G6505 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-11980HK and Pentium Gold G6505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.