Pentium 6805 vs Pentium Gold G6505

Place in performance ranking	1648	1637
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-R (2021)	Ice Lake-Y (2020)
Release date	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)	1 October 2020 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 6805 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	4.2 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	123 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 6805 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	FCLGA1200	FCBGA1526
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 6805. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 6805 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 6805 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 6805. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	850 MHz
Execution Units	no data	32
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 6805 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 6805 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 6805 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 6805.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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 G6505 2.83

Pentium 6805 2.86
+1.1%

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 G6505 4371

Pentium 6805 4424
+1.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.83	2.86
Recency	16 March 2021	1 October 2020
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	15 Watt

Pentium Gold G6505 has an age advantage of 5 months.

Pentium 6805, on the other hand, has a 1.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 286.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 6805.

Note that Pentium Gold G6505 is a desktop processor while Pentium 6805 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 6805, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.