Intel Pentium Gold G6505 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium Gold G6505 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2021 and belongs to the 10 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium Gold G6505, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium Gold G6505
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G6000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G6505 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G6505 is 4.2 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 4.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G6505 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G6505 uses the Intel HD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.1 GHz
Execution units: 24
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 64.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q2/2016

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
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 128.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 42.7 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 58 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.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 58 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G6505 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1200
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Comet Lake S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q1/2021
Release price: 90 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Athlon 220GE
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
4426
4426
Intel Core i3-1115GRE
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
4421
4421
Intel Pentium Gold G6505
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
4400
4400
Intel Core i7-2760QM
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
4369
4369
Intel Core i5-3470S
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
4365
4365

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
2416
2416
Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
2416
2416
Intel Pentium Gold G6505
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
2415
2415
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
2411
2411
Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
2410
2410

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1986
1986
Intel Core i5-3340
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1977
1977
Intel Pentium Gold G6505
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
1977
1977
Intel Core i5-3340
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1977
1977
AMD Athlon 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1972
1972

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
1082
1082
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1082
1082
Intel Pentium Gold G6505
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
1082
1082
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1082
1082
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
1082
1082

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
917
917
Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
916
916
Intel Pentium Gold G6505
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
916
916
Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
916
916
Intel Xeon D-1541
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
913
913

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
422
422
Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
422
422
Intel Pentium Gold G6505
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
422
422
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
422
422
Intel Pentium Gold G6605
2C 4T @ 4.3 GHz
422
422