Pentium Gold 7505 vs Ryzen 5 1600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600X
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
8.53
+152%

Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms Pentium Gold 7505 by a whopping 152% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium Gold 7505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9101581
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency8.1920.61
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Tiger Lake-U (2020)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)17 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium Gold 7505 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache576 KB160 KB
L2 cache3 MB2.5 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm SuperFin
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium Gold 7505 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium Gold 7505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium Gold 7505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium Gold 7505 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium Gold 7505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.25 GHz
Execution Units-48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12.1
OpenGL-4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium Gold 7505.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no 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.

Ryzen 5 1600X 8.53
+152%
Pentium Gold 7505 3.39

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.

Ryzen 5 1600X 13058
+151%
Pentium Gold 7505 5193

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.

Ryzen 5 1600X 1135
Pentium Gold 7505 1361
+19.9%

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.

Ryzen 5 1600X 4753
+81.3%
Pentium Gold 7505 2622

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.53 3.39
Recency 16 March 2017 17 October 2020
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600X has a 151.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Pentium Gold 7505, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 7505 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600X is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 7505 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600X and Pentium Gold 7505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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