Intel Pentium Gold 8505 vs Intel Core i5-12500H

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 8505 and Intel Core i5-12500H 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 i5-12500H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 8505

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	23 Feb 2022 vs 4 Jan 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500H

7 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 5
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2621440x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3463 vs 3251
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21072 vs 9345

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 5
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
L1 cache	960 KB vs 400 KB
L2 cache	15 MB vs 6.25 KB
L3 cache	18 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3463 vs 3251
PassMark - CPU mark	21072 vs 9345

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 8505
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12500H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3251

3463

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9345

21072

Name	Intel Pentium Gold 8505	Intel Core i5-12500H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3251	3463
PassMark - CPU mark	9345	21072
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6021

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold 8505	Intel Core i5-12500H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	23 Feb 2022	4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	$342
Place in performance rating	618	625
Processor Number	8505	i5-12500H
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	400 KB	960 KB
L2 cache	6.25 KB	15 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	5	12
Number of threads	6	16
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	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	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46B3	0x46A6
Execution Units	48	80
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.30 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 x 25	50 x 25
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	28
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)