Intel Pentium Gold G6505 vs Intel Core i7-3770K

Processor comparisons   19-03-2021
   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Pentium Gold G6505 vs Intel Core i7-3770K and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A careful review 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 parallel examination in software tests like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, VeraCrypt, PassMark, Blender, WPrime, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, Prime95, MATLAB, SuperPi, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, 3DMark, Furmark, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-3770K or Intel Pentium Gold G6505.

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 G6505

51%

Core i7-3770K

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G6505

51%

Core i7-3770K

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	92.1
Valorant	102.7	104.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	58.6
Apex Legends	96.5	98.4
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	78.5
Overwatch	83.2	84.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	72.2
DOOM Eternal	51.3	52.4
Warzone	80.1	81.7
Assassin's Creed	86.2	88.0
Valheim	85.2	86.9

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Gold G6505

42%

Core i7-3770K

42%

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 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 G6505	Intel Core i7-3770K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	172	137
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	432	672
Cinbench 20 Single-core	428	286
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	973	1391
Cinbench 23 Single-core	635	1016
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2146	3503

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6505	Intel Core i7-3770K
Single-Core	2618	2049
Multi-Core	4241	6445

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6505	Intel Core i7-3770K
Single-Core	748	979
Multi-Core	2295	4061

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. 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 continue to maintain maximum FPS 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 savings are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Gold G6505	Intel Core i7-3770K
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	April 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	LGA1155
Core name	Comet Lake	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	3
Turbo Frequency		3.9 MHz
Frequency	4.2 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	58 W	77 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR3 1333/1600
Max. Memory	128 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	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 Pentium Gold G6505 is 16% better than Core i7-3770K in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-3770K has 2 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 Pentium Gold G6505 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-3770K is better: 23
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G6505 and Intel Core i7-3770K before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

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.

• Intel Core i7-3770K specs and review.