Intel Pentium Gold 8505 vs Intel Core i7-9750H

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 8505 and Intel Core i7-9750H 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium Gold 8505

Intel Core i7-9750H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 8505

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 4% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	23 Feb 2022 vs 23 April 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	400 KB vs 384 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9750H

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 5
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
262144x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
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

Number of cores	6 vs 5
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 6.25 KB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 8505
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9750H

Name	Intel Pentium Gold 8505	Intel Core i7-9750H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3301
PassMark - CPU mark	9377
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1068
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5019
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3768
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2012
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2012
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4430
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4430
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		8336
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		8336

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold 8505	Intel Core i7-9750H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	23 Feb 2022	23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	$395
Place in performance rating	495	475
Processor Number	8505	i7-9750H
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	i7-9000
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Family		Core i7
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	400 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	6.25 KB	1.5 MB
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	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	5	6
Number of threads	6	12
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Unlocked
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, LPDDR3-2133
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.8 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46B3	0x3E9B
Execution Units	48
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.15 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
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
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
4K resolution support
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 x 25
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)