Intel Pentium Gold 8505 vs Intel N100

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 8505 and Intel N100 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 8505

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 5 vs 4
  • 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • Around 4% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3255 vs 1912
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9255 vs 5408
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 5 vs 4
Number of threads 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L1 cache 400 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache 8 MB vs 6 MB
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3255 vs 1912
PassMark - CPU mark 9255 vs 5408

Reasons to consider the Intel N100

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
  • 349525.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 vs 23 Feb 2022
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
L2 cache 2 MB vs 6.25 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 8505
CPU 2: Intel N100

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3255
1912
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9255
5408
Name Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel N100
PassMark - Single thread mark 3255 1912
PassMark - CPU mark 9255 5408

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel N100

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake Alder Lake-N
Launch date 23 Feb 2022 3 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $193 $128
Place in performance rating 597 1317
Processor Number 8505 N100
Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series Intel Processor N-series
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 400 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 6.25 KB 2 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 105°C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 5 4
Number of threads 6 4

Memory

Max memory channels 2 1
Maximum memory size 64 GB 16 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 MT/s DDR5 4800 MT/s LPDDR5 4800 MT/s
Supported memory frequency 4800 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x46B3 0x46D1
Execution Units 48 24
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz 750 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors Intel UHD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4 3

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz 4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
4K resolution support

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 35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1744 FCBGA1264
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 9
USB revision 2.0/3.2

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 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
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)