Pentium Gold 7505 vs EPYC 7281

Primary Details

Comparing EPYC 7281 and Pentium Gold 7505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	472	1470
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	3.57	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	Intel Tiger Lake
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Tiger Lake-U
Release date	29 June 2017 (6 years ago)	17 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$650	no data
Current price	$1299 (2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

EPYC 7281 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	32	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2.5 MB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7281 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 configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	TR4	FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7281 and Pentium Gold 7505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
SIPP	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

EPYC 7281 and Pentium Gold 7505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7281 and Pentium Gold 7505 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7281 and Pentium Gold 7505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4, DDR4
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	64 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 7281 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by EPYC 7281 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by EPYC 7281 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7281 and Pentium Gold 7505.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no 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.

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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.

EPYC 7281 outperforms Pentium Gold 7505 by 315% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	13.98	3.37
Recency	29 June 2017	17 October 2020
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	32	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	15 Watt

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