Intel Pentium Gold 8505 vs AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 8505 and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Pentium Gold 8505

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 8505

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	23 Feb 2022 vs Jan 2022
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 5
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 7 nm
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 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3443 vs 3300
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24848 vs 9379

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 5
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 400 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 6.25 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3443 vs 3300
PassMark - CPU mark	24848 vs 9379

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 8505
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3300

3443

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9379

24848

Name	Intel Pentium Gold 8505	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3300	3443
PassMark - CPU mark	9379	24848
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6835

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold 8505	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 3+
Launch date	23 Feb 2022	Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$193
Place in performance rating	494	564
Processor Number	8505
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
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	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.9 GHz
Number of cores	5	8
Number of threads	6	16
Base frequency		3.3 GHz
Die size		208 mm²
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	DDR5-4800
ECC memory support
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 max frequency		2400 MHz
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
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	50 x 25
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision		4.0
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
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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™)