Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Pentium Gold 7505

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 7505
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.27
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
2023
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
31.73
+870%

Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms Pentium Gold 7505 by a whopping 870% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 7505 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1596130
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data49.24
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Tiger LakeAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency20.6225.01
Architecture codenameTiger Lake-U (2020)Raphael (2023−2024)
Release date17 October 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 7505 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed2 GHz4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache160 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2.5 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm SuperFin5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data2x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data47 °C
Number of transistorsno data13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 7505 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1449AM5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D. 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+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 7505 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 Ryzen 9 7900X3D are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 Ryzen 9 7900X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon Graphics
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 Ryzen 9 7900X3D integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 Ryzen 9 7900X3D integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 7505 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

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
Ryzen 9 7900X3D 31.73
+870%

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
Ryzen 9 7900X3D 50409
+870%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium Gold 7505 1355
Ryzen 9 7900X3D 2858
+111%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium Gold 7505 2612
Ryzen 9 7900X3D 17584
+573%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.27 31.73
Integrated graphics card 5.58 1.98
Recency 17 October 2020 4 January 2023
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 120 Watt

Pentium Gold 7505 has 181.8% faster integrated GPU, and 700% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7900X3D, on the other hand, has a 870.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 7900X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 7505 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Gold 7505 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 7900X3D is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 7505 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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