Intel Pentium Gold 8505 vs Intel Core i5-10400F

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 8505 and Intel Core i5-10400F 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

Intel Core i5-10400F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 8505

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3255 vs 2542

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3255 vs 2542

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10400F

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 5
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12141 vs 9255

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 5
Number of threads	12 vs 6
L3 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12141 vs 9255

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 8505
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10400F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3255

2542

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9255

12141

Name	Intel Pentium Gold 8505	Intel Core i5-10400F
PassMark - Single thread mark	3255	2542
PassMark - CPU mark	9255	12141
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4742

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold 8505	Intel Core i5-10400F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Comet Lake
Launch date	23 Feb 2022	Q2'20
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	$155 - $157
Place in performance rating	597	1061
Processor Number	8505	i5-10400F
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	400 KB
L2 cache	6.25 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	5	6
Number of threads	6	12
Base frequency		2.90 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 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	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
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 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	1
Package Size	50 x 25	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)