Intel Pentium Gold 7505 vs AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 7505 and AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

Intel Pentium Gold 7505

AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 7505

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm SuperFin vs 65 nm
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2251 vs 1049
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5186 vs 1002

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	17 Oct 2020 vs December 2008
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2.5 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2251 vs 1049
PassMark - CPU mark	5186 vs 1002

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 160 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 7505
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2251

1049

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5186

1002

Name	Intel Pentium Gold 7505	AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2251	1049
PassMark - CPU mark	5186	1002
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.89

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold 7505	AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake	Kuma
Launch date	17 Oct 2020	December 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$161
Place in performance rating	1133	2835
Processor Number	7505
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Bus Speed	4 GT/s
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2.5 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Die size		285 mm
Transistor count		450 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733
Graphics
Device ID	0x9A78
Execution Units	48
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-up	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency	2.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	46.5x25
Sockets supported	FCBGA1449	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		95 Watt
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)