Intel Pentium Gold 7505 vs Intel Core i5-8260U

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 7505 and Intel Core i5-8260U 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, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 7505

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2262 vs 2226
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 Oct 2020 vs 1 Oct 2019
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2262 vs 2226

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8260U

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7398 vs 5195
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L3 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7398 vs 5195

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 7505
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8260U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2262
2226
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5195
7398
Name Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Core i5-8260U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2262 2226
PassMark - CPU mark 5195 7398

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Core i5-8260U

Essentials

Architecture codename Tiger Lake Coffee Lake
Launch date 17 Oct 2020 1 Oct 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $161 $297
Place in performance rating 1124 1109
Processor Number 7505 i5-8260U
Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series 8th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 GT/s 4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache 160 KB
L2 cache 2.5 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm SuperFin 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 8
Base frequency 1.60 GHz

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x9A78 0x3EA9
Execution Units 48
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.25 GHz 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors Intel UHD Graphics 620
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Max video memory 32 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4 3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680x4320@60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
4K resolution support
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-up 15 Watt 25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.00 GHz 1.80 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 46.5x25 46x24
Sockets supported FCBGA1449 FCBGA1528
Configurable TDP-down 10 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Security & Reliability

Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2 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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1