Intel Pentium Gold 7505 vs Intel Core i7-7700

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Gold 7505 vs Intel Core i7-7700 and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, machine learning, rendering, programming, video editing. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as 7zip, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, WPrime, Blender, RealBench, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, Gears 5, Furmark, PassMark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-7700 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 i7-7700

52%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-7700 is 1% better than Pentium Gold 7505. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold 7505

51%

Core i7-7700

53%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.6	94.1
Valorant	103.0	106.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.7	59.9
Apex Legends	96.8	100.5
Call of Duty Warzone	77.2	80.2
Overwatch	83.4	86.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.1	73.8
DOOM Eternal	51.5	53.5
Warzone	80.3	83.4
Assassin's Creed	86.5	89.8
Valheim	85.5	88.7

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Gold 7505

240%

Core i7-7700

59%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Pentium Gold 7505 is more energy efficient than the Core i7-7700 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful 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

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. 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 can use only one core to work, 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 Pentium Gold 7505	Intel Core i7-7700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	149	186
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	554	901
Cinbench 20 Single-core	348	414
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1276	2138
Cinbench 23 Single-core	831	1115
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2814	4329

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

	Intel Pentium Gold 7505	Intel Core i7-7700
Single-Core	2457	2460
Multi-Core	5561	8664

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

	Intel Pentium Gold 7505	Intel Core i7-7700
Single-Core	1082	1162
Multi-Core	2584	5965

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 later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Gold 7505	Intel Core i7-7700
Announcement date	January 01, 2021	October 01, 2016
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1449	LGA1151
Core name	Tiger Lake	Kaby Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	7
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2030 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max. Memory	64 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	8 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 i7-7700 is 44% better than Pentium Gold 7505 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-7700 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: 4
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-7700 is better: 28
Although it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Pentium Gold 7505 and Intel Core i7-7700 before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• Intel Pentium Gold 7505 specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-7700 specs and review.