Intel Pentium Gold 8505 vs Intel Xeon W-1290T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 8505 and Intel Xeon W-1290T 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

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3240 vs 2974
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 Feb 2022 vs 13 May 2020
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3240 vs 2974

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1290T

  • 5 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 5
  • 14 more threads: 20 vs 6
  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
  • Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 436906.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x 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 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18409 vs 9275
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 5
Number of threads 20 vs 6
Maximum frequency 4.70 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
L1 cache 640 KB vs 400 KB
L2 cache 2.5 MB vs 6.25 KB
L3 cache 20 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 18409 vs 9275

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 8505
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-1290T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3240
2974
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9275
18409
Name Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Xeon W-1290T
PassMark - Single thread mark 3240 2974
PassMark - CPU mark 9275 18409

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Xeon W-1290T

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake Comet Lake
Launch date 23 Feb 2022 13 May 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $193 $494
Place in performance rating 620 617
Processor Number 8505 W-1290T
Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment Mobile Workstation
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 400 KB 640 KB
L2 cache 6.25 KB 2.5 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 20 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz 4.70 GHz
Number of cores 5 10
Number of threads 6 20
Base frequency 1.90 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 DDR4-2933
Maximum memory bandwidth 45.8 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x46B3 0x9BC6
Execution Units 48
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz 1.20 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors Intel UHD Graphics P630
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

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

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 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1744 FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015B

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® 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)