Intel Pentium Gold 7505 vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 7505 and Intel Core i7-6820HQ 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 7505

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
  • 2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2266 vs 1956
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 Oct 2020 vs 1 September 2015
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
L2 cache 2.5 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2266 vs 1956

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6820HQ

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6832 vs 5208
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 160 KB
L3 cache 8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 6832 vs 5208

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 7505
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6820HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2266
1956
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5208
6832
Name Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Core i7-6820HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark 2266 1956
PassMark - CPU mark 5208 6832
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 847
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 16.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 150.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 42.091
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1711
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3432
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6055
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1711
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3432
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6055

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Core i7-6820HQ

Essentials

Architecture codename Tiger Lake Skylake
Launch date 17 Oct 2020 1 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $161 $378
Place in performance rating 1028 1025
Processor Number 7505 i7-6820HQ
Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 GT/s 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 160 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 2.5 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm SuperFin 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 8
Base frequency 2.70 GHz
Die size 122 mm

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x9A78 0x191B
Execution Units 48
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.25 GHz 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4 3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

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
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

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 42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1449 FCBGA1440
Configurable TDP-down 35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4