Pentium 8505 vs Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Pentium 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | Intel Alder Lake-M |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Alder Lake-U (2022) |
| Release date | 29 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 23 February 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 5 (Penta-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 1 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 37 | no data |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4800 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Pentium 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 | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Pentium 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Pentium 8505 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Pentium 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | - | 1.1 GHz |
| Execution Units | - | 48 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | - | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | - | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | - | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | - | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | - | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | - | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Pentium 8505.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 April 2019 | 23 February 2022 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 5 |
| Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition has 60% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.
Pentium 8505, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 600% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Pentium 8505. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition is a desktop processor while Pentium 8505 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Pentium 8505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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