Ultra 5 245KF vs Pentium Gold 8505

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 8505
2022
6 threads, 55 Watt
5.87
Core Ultra 5 245KF
2024
14 cores / 14 threads, 125 Watt
27.77
+373%

Core Ultra 5 245KF outperforms Pentium Gold 8505 by a whopping 373% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 8505 and Core Ultra 5 245KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1102170
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data78.55
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency10.1021.02
Architecture codenameno dataArrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date1 January 2022 (2 years ago)24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 8505 and Core Ultra 5 245KF 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 coresno data14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads614
Base clock speedno data4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data3 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache24 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 8505 and Core Ultra 5 245KF 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
SocketFCBGA17441851
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 8505 and Core Ultra 5 245KF. 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++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 8505 and Core Ultra 5 245KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 8505 and Core Ultra 5 245KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 8505 and Core Ultra 5 245KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® ProcessorsN/A
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
Execution Units48no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 8505 and Core Ultra 5 245KF integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 8505 and Core Ultra 5 245KF integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 8505 and Core Ultra 5 245KF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 8505 and Core Ultra 5 245KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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 8505 5.87
Ultra 5 245KF 27.77
+373%

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 8505 9328
Ultra 5 245KF 44104
+373%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.87 27.77
Recency 1 January 2022 24 October 2024
Threads 6 14
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium Gold 8505 has 127.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 245KF, on the other hand, has a 373.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 133.3% more threads.

The Core Ultra 5 245KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 8505 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Gold 8505 is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 5 245KF is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 8505 and Core Ultra 5 245KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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