Pentium Gold 8505 vs Xeon Gold 6258R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6258R
2020
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
26.30
+331%

Xeon Gold 6258R outperforms Pentium Gold 8505 by a whopping 331% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6258R and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1931098
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.19no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency11.7010.11
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,950no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6258R 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)no data
Threads566
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache1.75 MBno data
L2 cache28 MBno data
L3 cache38.5 MB8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature74 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6258R 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Pentium Gold 8505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6258R and Pentium Gold 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Pentium Gold 8505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size1 TB64 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6258R and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Pentium Gold 8505.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes4820

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.

Xeon Gold 6258R 26.30
+331%
Pentium Gold 8505 6.10

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.

Xeon Gold 6258R 40252
+332%
Pentium Gold 8505 9328

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.30 6.10
Recency 24 February 2020 1 January 2022
Threads 56 6
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 55 Watt

Xeon Gold 6258R has a 331.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 833.3% more threads.

Pentium Gold 8505, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 272.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6258R is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 8505 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6258R is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold 8505 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6258R and Pentium Gold 8505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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