AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Pentium Gold 7505

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CPU comparison with benchmarks

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CPU lineage

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U – 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 Ryzen 5 5500U features 6 processor cores and has the capability to manage 12 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q1/2021 and belongs to the 4 generation of the AMD Ryzen 5 series.
To use the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, you'll need a motherboard with a FP6 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 Ryzen 5000U Group Intel Pentium 7000
4 Generation 11
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Name Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Mobile Segment Mobile
AMD Ryzen 5 Family Intel Pentium
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is 2.1 GHz
and turbo frequency for one core is 4.0 GHz.
The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
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.
3.4 GHz Turbo Frequency (all cores) 3.5 GHz
4.0 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 core) 3.5 GHz
normal Core architecture normal
2.1 GHz Frequency 2.0 GHz
6 CPU Cores 2
No Overclocking No
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
6x Cores 2x
12 Threads 4
 
 

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U uses the AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir), which has 448 texture shaders
and 7 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
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.
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.25 GHz
7 nm Technology 10 nm
12 Direct X 12
2.0 GB Max. GPU Memory 32.0 GB
7 Execution units 48
Q1/2020 Release date Q3/2020
AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir) GPU name Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)
448 Shaders 384
1.8 GHz GPU frequency 0.3 GHz
9 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.
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode VP8 Decode
Decode VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode JPEG Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode AVC Decode
No AV1 No
 
 

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
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.
DDR4-3200 Memory type DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
51.2 GB/s Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes AES-NI Yes
Yes ECC No
pci PCIe pci
32.0 GB Max. Memory 64.0 GB
2 Memory channels 2
 
 

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 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.
25 W TDP up 28 W
10 W TDP down 12 W
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
105 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
 
 

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is manufactured using a 7 nm process.
A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 8.0 MB cache.
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, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
7 nm Technology 10 nm
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Part Number --
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Q1/2021 Release date Q4/2020
-- Release price 193 $
0 bytes L2-Cache 0 bytes
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
8.0 MB L3-Cache 4.0 MB
FP6 Socket BGA 1526
Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems
Lucienne (Zen 2) Architecture Tiger Lake U
 
 

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
5622
5622
Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2284
2284

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
5237
5237
Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2927
2927

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
2573
2573
Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1026
1026

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1465
1465
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1437
1437

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1134
1134
Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1089
1089