Pentium Gold 7505 vs Pentium G3260

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2152	1499
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.36	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Tiger Lake
Architecture codename	no data	Tiger Lake-U
Release date	1 January 2015 (9 years ago)	17 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$31	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3260 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	160 KB
L2 cache	no data	2.5 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3260 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1150	FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DVI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	12.1
OpenGL	4.3	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold 7505.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms Pentium G3260 by 149% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.35	3.36
Recency	1 January 2015	17 October 2020
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	15 Watt

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