Core i7-1180G7 vs Pentium Gold 7505

Place in performance ranking	1460	1069
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Tiger Lake	Tiger Lake
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-U	Tiger Lake-UP4
Release date	17 October 2020 (3 years old)	2 September 2020 (3 years old)

Technical specs

Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i7-1180G7 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)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.6 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	320 KB
L2 cache	2.5 MB	5 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	12 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i7-1180G7 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	FCBGA1598
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i7-1180G7. 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, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i7-1180G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
SGX	-	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i7-1180G7 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 i7-1180G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	48	96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i7-1180G7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i7-1180G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Core i7-1180G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6

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 3.40

i7-1180G7 5.43
+59.7%

Core i7-1180G7 outperforms Pentium Gold 7505 by 60% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium Gold 7505 5208

i7-1180G7 8314
+59.6%

Core i7-1180G7 outperforms Pentium Gold 7505 by 60% in Passmark.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Pentium Gold 7505 400

i7-1180G7 549
+37.3%

Core i7-1180G7 outperforms Pentium Gold 7505 by 37% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Pentium Gold 7505 165

i7-1180G7 188
+13.9%

Core i7-1180G7 outperforms Pentium Gold 7505 by 14% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.