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Intel Pentium Gold 8505 vs Intel Core i7-7700K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
Released
Q1/2017
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-7700K
Intel Core i7-7700K

What's the best choice Intel Pentium Gold 8505 or Intel Core i7-7700K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Pentium Gold 8505 has a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz). 5 / 6 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i7-7700K has a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 91 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    655 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    1 times more cores

    5 left arrow 4
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 91 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Gold 8505 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    204 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    610 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    382 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    606 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    130 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    199 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    420 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 71% better clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz)

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-7700K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    220 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    245 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    195 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    269 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    131 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    316 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    348 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    547 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    721 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    99 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    15 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    190 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    4 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    171 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    37 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    459 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
Intel Core i7-7700K Intel Core i7-7700K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Intel Pentium left arrow Intel Core i7
  • CPU group
    Intel Pentium Gold 8000 left arrow Intel Core i 7000
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 7
  • Predecessor
    Intel Pentium Gold 7505 left arrow Intel Core i7-6700K
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i7-8700K
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (48 EU) left arrow Intel HD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.20 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    48 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 9.5
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q2/2016
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-7700K and Intel Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 left arrow
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Pentium Gold 8505 and Intel Core i7-7700K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL2)
    55 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Pentium Gold 8505 and Intel Pentium Gold 8505, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow LGA 1151
  • L2-Cache
    3.25 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake U left arrow Kaby Lake S
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Pentium Gold 8505 and Intel Core i7-7700K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1550
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
1229
Intel Core i7-7700K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
4055
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
4719
Intel Core i7-7700K
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
844
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
442
Intel Core i7-7700K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
8935
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
12089
Intel Core i7-7700K

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