i3-12100F vs Pentium Gold 7505

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1598	868
Place by popularity	not in top-100	5
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Tiger Lake	no data
Power efficiency	20.63	14.47
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-U (2020)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	17 October 2020 (4 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i3-12100F 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	4
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	160 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2.5 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i3-12100F 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	FCBGA1449	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i3-12100F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i3-12100F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i3-12100F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version	no data	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.27	8.87
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	58 Watt

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