Intel Pentium Gold 7505 vs Intel Core i5-6300U

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the Intel Pentium Gold 7505 vs Intel Core i5-6300U tests and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning, rendering. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as WPrime, AIDA64, Furmark, 7zip, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, Blender, Handbrake, SuperPi, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, PassMark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-6300U 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 i5-6300U

50%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium Gold 7505 is 1% better than Core i5-6300U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold 7505

51%

Core i5-6300U

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 play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.6	89.9
Valorant	103.0	102.1
Cyberpunk 2077	57.7	57.2
Apex Legends	96.8	96.0
Call of Duty Warzone	77.2	76.6
Overwatch	83.4	82.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.1	70.5
DOOM Eternal	51.5	51.1
Warzone	80.3	79.6
Assassin's Creed	86.5	85.8
Valheim	85.5	84.7

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 computers that were in the comparisons 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. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Gold 7505

240%

Core i5-6300U

175%

To make a finishing choice 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 i5-6300U since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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 machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software 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 benefit 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 Pentium Gold 7505	Intel Core i5-6300U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	149	127
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	554	281
Cinbench 20 Single-core	348	299
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1276	739
Cinbench 23 Single-core	831	777
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2814	1834

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

	Intel Pentium Gold 7505	Intel Core i5-6300U
Single-Core	2457	1728
Multi-Core	5561	3275

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

	Intel Pentium Gold 7505	Intel Core i5-6300U
Single-Core	1082	790
Multi-Core	2584	1817

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 Pentium Gold 7505	Intel Core i5-6300U
Announcement date	January 01, 2021	April 01, 2015
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1449	FCBGA1356
Core name	Tiger Lake	Skylake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	6
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	3 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2030 millions	2400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	64 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	3 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 i5-6300U is 16% better than Pentium Gold 7505 in terms of CPU frequency. 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: 27
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6300U is better: 3
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold 7505 and Intel Core i5-6300U before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Pentium Gold 7505 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-6300U specs and review.