AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Intel Pentium Gold 8505

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Intel Pentium Gold 8505 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

Intel Pentium Gold 8505

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 5
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 16% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
Around 28% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3635 vs 3300
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25457 vs 9379

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2023 vs 23 Feb 2022
Number of cores	8 vs 5
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 400 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core) vs 6.25 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3635 vs 3300
PassMark - CPU mark	25457 vs 9379

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 8505

524288x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	8 MB vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold 8505

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3635

3300

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25457

9379

Name	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	Intel Pentium Gold 8505
PassMark - Single thread mark	3635	3300
PassMark - CPU mark	25457	9379
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6531

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	Intel Pentium Gold 8505
Essentials
Launch date	May 2023	23 Feb 2022
Place in performance rating	524	494
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$193
Processor Number		8505
Series		Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	400 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	6.25 KB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	5
Number of threads	16	6
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	9-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Package Size		50 x 25
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
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
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)