AMD Athlon II X4 615e vs Intel Pentium Gold 7505

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks

-VS-

CPU lineage

AMD Athlon II X4 615e or AMD Athlon II X4 615e – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The AMD Athlon II X4 615e features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q3/2010 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD Athlon II series.
To use the AMD Athlon II X4 615e, you'll need a motherboard with a AM3 socket.
The Intel Pentium Gold 7505 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q4/2020 and belongs to the 11 generation of the Intel Pentium series.
To use the Intel Pentium Gold 7505, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1526 socket.
AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) Group Intel Pentium 7000
1 Generation 11
AMD Athlon II X4 615e Name Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
AMD Athlon II Family Intel Pentium
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X4 615e has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 615e is 2.5 GHz
The Intel Pentium Gold 7505 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold 7505 is 2.0 GHz
and turbo frequency for one core is 3.5 GHz.
4 Threads 4
None None 3.5 GHz
None None 3.5 GHz
normal Core architecture normal
2.5 GHz Frequency 2.0 GHz
4 CPU Cores 2
No Overclocking No
No Hyperthreading Yes
4x Cores 2x
 
 

Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon II X4 615e does not have integrated graphics.
The Intel Pentium Gold 7505 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold 7505 uses the Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4), which has 384 texture shaders
and 48 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.25 GHz
-- Technology 10 nm
-- Direct X 12
0 bytes Max. GPU Memory 32.0 GB
-- Execution units 48
-- Release date Q3/2020
GPU name Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)
-- Shaders 384
-- GPU frequency 0.3 GHz
-- Generation 11
-- Max. displays --
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

-- AI specifications --
-- AI hardware --
 
 

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
-- h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
-- VP9 Decode
-- VP8 Decode
-- VC-1 Decode
-- JPEG Decode / Encode
-- h264 Decode / Encode
-- h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
-- AVC Decode
-- AV1 No
 
 

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
DDR3-1333 Memory type DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
-- Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No AES-NI Yes
No ECC No
pci PCIe pci
16.0 GB Max. Memory 64.0 GB
2 Memory channels 2
 
 

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 45 W watts.
TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts.
None TDP up 28 W
None TDP down 12 W
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- Tjunction max 100 °C
 
 

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X4 615e is manufactured using a 45 nm process.
A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The Intel Pentium Gold 7505 is manufactured using a 10 nm process.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache.
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
45 nm Technology 10 nm
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a, MMX, 3DNow! ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Part Number --
-- Chip design Monolithic
Q3/2010 Release date Q4/2020
-- Release price 193 $
2.0 MB L2-Cache 0 bytes
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
0 bytes L3-Cache 4.0 MB
AM3 Socket BGA 1526
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Propus Architecture Tiger Lake U
 
 

Benchmarks