Intel Pentium Gold 8505 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 8505 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Pentium Gold 8505

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 8505

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3251 vs 2866

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3251 vs 2866

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 5
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Around 28% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
699050.7x 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
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16078 vs 9345

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 Apr 2022 vs 23 Feb 2022
Number of cores	8 vs 5
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 400 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 6.25 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16078 vs 9345

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 8505
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3251

2866

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9345

16078

Name	Intel Pentium Gold 8505	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3251	2866
PassMark - CPU mark	9345	16078

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold 8505	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 3
Launch date	23 Feb 2022	19 Apr 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$193
Place in performance rating	618	687
Processor Number	8505
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO
OPN Tray		100-000000581
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	400 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	6.25 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	5	8
Number of threads	6	16
Base frequency		2.0 GHz
Die size		180 mm²
Transistor count		10700 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	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	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x46B3
Execution Units	48	8
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors	Radeon Vega 8
Graphics base frequency		2000 MHz
Number of pipelines		512
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
DisplayPort
HDMI
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	1
Package Size	50 x 25
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		15-25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	8
PCI Express revision		3.0
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)