Intel Core i5-8365U vs Intel Pentium Gold 7505

Processor comparisons 20-01-2022

   If there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-8365U vs Intel Pentium Gold 7505 and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Prime95, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, WPrime, PCMark 10, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, Gears 5, RealBench, SuperPi, MATLAB, PassMark, VeraCrypt, 7zip, AIDA64, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold 7505 or Intel Core i5-8365U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-8365U

51%

Pentium Gold 7505

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-8365U

52%

Pentium Gold 7505

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.7	90.6
Valorant	104.2	103.0
Cyberpunk 2077	58.4	57.7
Apex Legends	98.0	96.8
Call of Duty Warzone	78.2	77.2
Overwatch	84.4	83.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.9	71.1
DOOM Eternal	52.1	51.5
Warzone	81.3	80.3
Assassin's Creed	87.6	86.5
Valheim	86.5	85.5

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-8365U

218%

Pentium Gold 7505

240%

To make a final resolution 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 Pentium Gold 7505 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-8365U as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can 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 i5-8365U	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Cinbench 15 Single-core	167	149
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	558	554
Cinbench 20 Single-core	422	348
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1400	1276
Cinbench 23 Single-core	862	831
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3379	2814

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

	Intel Core i5-8365U	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Single-Core	2189	2457
Multi-Core	6412	5561

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

	Intel Core i5-8365U	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Single-Core	981	1082
Multi-Core	3655	2584

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. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-8365U	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	January 01, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1449
Core name	Whiskey Lake	Tiger Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	8	11
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	1.6 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	1900 millions	2030 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733
Max. Memory	64 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold 7505 is 19% better than Core i5-8365U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-8365U has 2 more core than Pentium Gold 7505. 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 i5-8365U is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold 7505 is better: 8
However, it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-8365U and Intel Pentium Gold 7505 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-8365U - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-8365U specs and review.

• Intel Pentium Gold 7505 specs and review.