Apple M1 vs Pentium Gold 7505

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 7505
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.27
Apple M1
2020
8 cores / 8 threads
5.17
+58.1%

Apple M1 outperforms Pentium Gold 7505 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 7505 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15841192
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Tiger LakeApple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency20.63no data
Architecture codenameTiger Lake-U (2020)no data
Release date17 October 2020 (4 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 7505 and Apple M1 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2 GHz2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache160 KB2 MB
L2 cache2.5 MB16 MB
L3 cache4 MB16 MB
Chip lithography10 nm SuperFin5 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data16000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 7505 and Apple M1 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1449no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 7505 and Apple M1 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 Pentium Gold 7505 and Apple M1 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® ProcessorsApple M1 8-Core GPU
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
Execution Units48no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 7505 and Apple M1 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Apple M1 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680x4320@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Apple M1 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no 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.


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 3.27
Apple M1 5.17
+58.1%

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.

Pentium Gold 7505 5195
Apple M1 8207
+58%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pentium Gold 7505 400
Apple M1 1072
+168%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Pentium Gold 7505 165
Apple M1 208
+26.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.27 5.17
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 has a 58.1% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 7505 in performance tests.


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