Intel Pentium Gold 7505 vs Intel Core i5-3470

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the detailed tests Intel Pentium Gold 7505 vs Intel Core i5-3470 and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, streaming, programming, video editing, machine learning. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like Furmark, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, Blender, SuperPi, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, Blender, Gears 5, PassMark, AIDA64, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, RealBench, WPrime, 7zip, MATLAB, 3DMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-3470 or Intel Pentium Gold 7505.

Summary benchmark results

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

Pentium Gold 7505

51%

Core i5-3470

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold 7505

51%

Core i5-3470

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs 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 final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Control, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.6	90.8
Valorant	103.0	103.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.7	57.8
Apex Legends	96.8	97.0
Call of Duty Warzone	77.2	77.4
Overwatch	83.4	83.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.1	71.2
DOOM Eternal	51.5	51.6
Warzone	80.3	80.5
Assassin's Creed	86.5	86.7
Valheim	85.5	85.7

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: FullHD, 2K 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

Pentium Gold 7505

240%

Core i5-3470

32%

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 i5-3470 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 77W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate 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 programming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Pentium Gold 7505	Intel Core i5-3470
Cinbench 15 Single-core	149	127
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	554	460
Cinbench 20 Single-core	348	313
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1276	1010
Cinbench 23 Single-core	831	682
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2814	2603

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

	Intel Pentium Gold 7505	Intel Core i5-3470
Single-Core	2457	1953
Multi-Core	5561	4620

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

	Intel Pentium Gold 7505	Intel Core i5-3470
Single-Core	1082	756
Multi-Core	2584	2781

Comparison of specifications

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

	Intel Pentium Gold 7505	Intel Core i5-3470
Announcement date	January 01, 2021	April 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1449	LGA1155
Core name	Tiger Lake	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	3
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	2030 millions	1480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	77 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733	DDR3 1333/1600
Max. Memory	64 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
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 Core i5-3470 is 37% better than Pentium Gold 7505 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-3470 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 Pentium Gold 7505 is better: 15
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-3470 is better: 18
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold 7505 and Intel Core i5-3470 before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Pentium Gold 7505 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-3470 specs and review.