Intel Pentium Gold G6505 vs Intel Core i7-7700HQ

Processor comparisons   19-03-2021
   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the Intel Pentium Gold G6505 vs Intel Core i7-7700HQ tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, PCMark 10, Gears 5, AIDA64, WPrime, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, Furmark, 7zip, Handbrake, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-7700HQ 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 i7-7700HQ

52%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-7700HQ is 1% better than Pentium Gold G6505. 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 G6505

51%

Core i7-7700HQ

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	92.0
Valorant	102.7	104.6
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	58.6
Apex Legends	96.5	98.3
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	78.4
Overwatch	83.2	84.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	72.1
DOOM Eternal	51.3	52.3
Warzone	80.1	81.6
Assassin's Creed	86.2	87.8
Valheim	85.2	86.8

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Gold G6505

42%

Core i7-7700HQ

74%

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 i7-7700HQ is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6505 since it has less power consumption: 58W vs. 45W. 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program 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 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 G6505	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Cinbench 15 Single-core	172	162
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	432	762
Cinbench 20 Single-core	428	390
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	973	1701
Cinbench 23 Single-core	635	961
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2146	4271

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6505	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Single-Core	2618	2053
Multi-Core	4241	7006

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6505	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Single-Core	748	1009
Multi-Core	2295	3936

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 G6505	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	October 01, 2016
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCBGA1440
Core name	Comet Lake	Kaby Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	7
Turbo Frequency		3.8 MHz
Frequency	4.2 MHz	2.8 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	3300 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	58 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 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 33% better than Core i7-7700HQ in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-7700HQ 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: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-7700HQ is better: 25
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G6505 and Intel Core i7-7700HQ before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

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 i7-7700HQ specs and review.