Pentium Gold 8505 vs Processor U300

Primary details

Comparing Processor U300 and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1029
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Raptor Lake-U	no data
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-U	no data
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Processor U300 and Pentium Gold 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	5 (Penta-Core)	no data
Threads	61 x 4.4  GHz Intel Golden Cove P-Core4 x 3.3  GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core	6
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	10 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Processor U300 and Pentium Gold 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	Intel BGA 1744	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Processor U300 and Pentium Gold 8505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Processor U300 and Pentium Gold 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Processor U300 and Pentium Gold 8505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Processor U300 and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Processor U300 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Processor U300 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Processor U300 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Processor U300 and Pentium Gold 8505.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 January 2023	1 January 2022
Threads	61 x 4.4 GHz Intel Golden Cove P-Core4 x 3.3 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core	6

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