Intel Pentium Gold 8505 processor review

Pentium Gold 8505 processor released by Intel; release date: 23 Feb 2022. At the time of release, the processor cost $193. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Alder Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 5, threads - 6. Maximum CPU clock speed - 4.40 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 7 nm. Cache size: L1 - 400 KB, L2 - 6.25 KB, L3 - 8 MB.

Supported memory types: Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s. Maximum memory size: 64 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1744. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4870

3240

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

156834

9275

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	3240
PassMark - CPU mark	9275

Integrated graphics – Intel UHD Graphics (Alder Lake 48 EU)

Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz
Compute units	48
Core clock speed	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	220.8 GFLOPS (1:4)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	1.766 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	883.2 GFLOPS
Pipelines	384
Pixel fill rate	13.80 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	27.60 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake
Launch date	23 Feb 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$193
Place in performance rating	620
Processor Number	8505
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	400 KB
L2 cache	6.25 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	5
Number of threads	6

Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46B3
Execution Units	48
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	50 x 25
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)