Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6505

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6505 and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, WPrime, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, Blender, Blender, Handbrake, MATLAB, SuperPi, RealBench, PCMark 10, PassMark, Prime95, 7zip.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold G6505 or Intel Core i5-L16G7.

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-L16G7

51%

Pentium Gold G6505

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-L16G7

51%

Pentium Gold G6505

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. 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 low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Monster Hunter World, Control, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.3
Valorant	102.2	102.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.5
Apex Legends	96.0	96.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	77.0
Overwatch	82.8	83.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.8
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.3
Warzone	79.7	80.1
Assassin's Creed	85.8	86.2
Valheim	84.8	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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, 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-L16G7

430%

Pentium Gold G6505

42%

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 Core i5-L16G7 is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6505 as it consumes less power: 7W vs. 58W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes 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 software 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-L16G7	Intel Pentium Gold G6505
Cinbench 15 Single-core	107	172
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	251	432
Cinbench 20 Single-core	272	428
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	577	973
Cinbench 23 Single-core	794	635
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1923	2146

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

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	Intel Pentium Gold G6505
Single-Core	1605	2618
Multi-Core	3297	4241

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

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	Intel Pentium Gold G6505
Single-Core	905	748
Multi-Core	1869	2295

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	Intel Pentium Gold G6505
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FC-CSP1016	FCLGA1200
Core name	Lakefield	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	10
Turbo Frequency	3 MHz
Frequency	1.4 MHz	4.2 MHz
Cores	5	2
Threads	5	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	6800 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	58 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X 4267 POP Memory	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	8 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	34 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 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 66% better than Core i5-L16G7 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-L16G7 has 3 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-L16G7 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6505 is better: 24
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-L16G7 and Intel Pentium Gold G6505 before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-L16G7 - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-L16G7 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.