Intel Core i5-1030NG7 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6505

Processor comparisons 03-04-2021

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-1030NG7 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6505 and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, video editing, rendering, programming, streaming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, Blender, Gears 5, RealBench, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, 3DMark, Blender, PCMark 10, AIDA64, SuperPi, 7zip, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Fortnite
Rainbow Six Siege
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valheim
Overwatch
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3
Valorant
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fallout 76
Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Death Stranding
Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold G6505 or Intel Core i5-1030NG7.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-1030NG7

51%

Pentium Gold G6505

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-1030NG7

51%

Pentium Gold G6505

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.4	90.3
Valorant	103.9	102.7
Cyberpunk 2077	58.2	57.5
Apex Legends	97.7	96.5
Call of Duty Warzone	77.9	77.0
Overwatch	84.2	83.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.7	70.8
DOOM Eternal	52.0	51.3
Warzone	81.1	80.1
Assassin's Creed	87.3	86.2
Valheim	86.2	85.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-1030NG7

374%

Pentium Gold G6505

42%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-1030NG7 is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6505 since it has less power consumption: 10W vs. 58W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-1030NG7	Intel Pentium Gold G6505
Cinbench 15 Single-core	146	172
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	554	432
Cinbench 20 Single-core	339	428
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1243	973
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1049	635
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4189	2146

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-1030NG7	Intel Pentium Gold G6505
Single-Core	1681	2618
Multi-Core	5399	4241

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-1030NG7	Intel Pentium Gold G6505
Single-Core	1123	748
Multi-Core	3378	2295

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-1030NG7	Intel Pentium Gold G6505
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	BGA1526	FCLGA1200
Core name	Ice Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	10
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	4.2 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	58 W
Memory type	LPDDR4-3733	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	32 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	58.3 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G6505 is 73% better than Core i5-1030NG7 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-1030NG7 has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G6505. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-1030NG7 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6505 is better: 7
However, it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-1030NG7 and Intel Pentium Gold G6505 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-1030NG7 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-1030NG7 specs and review.

Intel Pentium Gold G6505 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Pentium Gold G6505 specs and review.