Pentium 8505 vs Pentium Gold G6505

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1603	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Alder Lake-M
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-R (2021)	Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 8505 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)	5 (Penta-Core)
Threads	4	6
Base clock speed	4.2 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 8505 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	Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 8505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 8505 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 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th 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	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Pentium 8505.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 March 2021	23 February 2022
Physical cores	2	5
Threads	4	6
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	15 Watt

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