Pentium Gold 7505 vs Xeon E-2246G

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2246G and Pentium Gold 7505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	870	1587
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	33.80	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E	Intel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency	10.23	20.63
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Tiger Lake-U (2020)
Release date	29 May 2019 (5 years ago)	17 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$311	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2246G 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2.5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Die size	154 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2246G 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2246G and Pentium Gold 7505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2246G and Pentium Gold 7505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2246G and Pentium Gold 7505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2246G and Pentium Gold 7505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics P630	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory	128 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2246G and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2246G and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@24Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2246G and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2246G and Pentium Gold 7505.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.65	3.27
Integrated graphics card	6.39	5.58
Recency	29 May 2019	17 October 2020
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	15 Watt

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